Table 4.
Correlations between FFM scales and measures of social desirability for the new and the original inventory
| Factor | New | Original | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SfD | IM | SfD | IM | |
| E | 0.35 (0.42)* | 0.19 (0.24) | 0.51 (0.59) | 0.22 (0.08) |
| O | 0.22 (0.33)** | –0.17 (–0.26) | 0.38 (0.49) | 0.01 (0.02) |
| C | 0.05 (0.06)** | 0.18 (0.22)** | 0.29 (0.34) | 0.41 (0.43) |
| Es | 0.66 (0.77) | 0.35 (0.43) | 0.58 (0.67) | 0.35 (0.41) |
| A | –0.00 (0.00)** | 0.36 (0.47) | 0.29 (0.34) | 0.49 (0.58) |
| Mean | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.28 |
Notes: Figures in parentheses are correlations corrected for attenuation. SfD = Self Deception; IM = Impression Management. N = 127, correlations higher than 0.18 are significant at p < 0.05; ** = significantly lower correlation in the new inventory (one-tailed, p < 0.05); * = trend for lower correlation in the new inventory (one-tailed, p < 0.10).