Data from a study by Luckey (1964) were re-analyzed in terms of social desirability (SD). Correlations between endorsement of adjectives of the Interpersonal Check List and marital adjustment varied linearly with the social desirability scale values (SDSVs) of the adjectives. The respective correlations between SDSVs and adjective-adjustment correlations were .75 and .89 for self- and spouse-rating conditions (N = .80 couples). Thus, SD may be an important moderator influencing correlations of personality scales and marital adjustment.
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