Shirking behavior and socially desirable responding in online surveys: A cross-cultural study comparing Chinese and American samples

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Highlights:

• Shirking and Socially Desirable Responding are common answering behavior in online surveys.

• This study investigates how cultures relate to shirking and social desirability.

• Collectivists show larger discrepancies in shirking behavior across survey modes.

• Collectivists are more likely to engage in impression management in paper surveys.

• Individualists have a greater tendency to provide inflated assessment in surveys.

摘要

•Shirking and Socially Desirable Responding are common answering behavior in online surveys.•This study investigates how cultures relate to shirking and social desirability.•Collectivists show larger discrepancies in shirking behavior across survey modes.•Collectivists are more likely to engage in impression management in paper surveys.•Individualists have a greater tendency to provide inflated assessment in surveys.

论文关键词:Online survey,Shirking,Social desirability responding,Satisficing,Individualism and collectivism

论文评审过程:Received 9 May 2015, Revised 24 July 2015, Accepted 19 August 2015, Available online 27 August 2015, Version of Record 27 August 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.08.019