THE MARLOWE-CROWNE

SOCIAL DESIRABILITY SCALE

Douglas Crowne & David Marlowe
Journal of Consulting Psychology, 1960, p. 351

Listed are a number of statements concerning personal attitudes and traits.

Read each item and decide whether the statement is true ( T) or false (F) as it pertains to you
personally.

It is best to go with your first judgment and not spend too long mulling over any one question.

Place the T or F mark in the space provided for. Use capital letters.

Click on the TEST tab to access the questions.

Click on the RESULTS tab to access the results.

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Name
Gender
Age

MAKE SURE YOU USE THE CAPITAL T for true, AND THE CAPITAL F for false. DO NOT USE
ANY OTHER MARKINGS. OTHERWISE, YOU MIGHT GET INVALID RESULTS.

Before voting, I thoroughly

No matter who I'm talking to,
1 investigate the qualifications of 19
I'm always a good listener.
all the candidates .

I never hesitate to go out of my

I'm always willing to admit it
2 way to help someone in 20
when I make a mistake.
trouble.

I never intensely disliked I always try to practise what I

3 21
anyone. preach.

I don’t find it particularly

I am always careful about my difficult to get along with
4 22
manner of dress. loudmouthed, obnoxious
people.

My table manners at home are

When I don’t know something,
5 as good as when I eat out in a 23
I don’t mind at all admitting it.
restaurant.

It is sometimes hard for me to

6 go on with my work if I am not 24 I like to gossip at times.
encouraged.

There have been times when I

On occassions, I have had
7 doubts about my ability to
succeed in life.
felt like rebelling against
25
people in authority even
though I knew they were right.

I sometimes feel resentful I can remember "playing sick"

8 26
when I don’t get my way. to get out of something.
 If I could get into a movie
There have been occassions
without paying and be sure I
9 27 when I have taken advantage
was not seen, I would probably
of someone.
do it.

On a few occassions, I have

I sometimes try to get even
10 given up something because I 28
rather than forgive and forget.
thought too little of my ability.

I am always courteous even to At times, I have really insisted

11 29
people who are disaggreable. on having things my own way.

I would never think of letting There have been occassions

12 someone else be punished for 30 when I felt like smashing
my wrong-doings. things.

There have been times when I

I never resent being asked to
13 31 was quite jealous of the good
return a favor.
fortune of others.

I have never been irked when

I am sometimes irritated by
14 people expressed ideas very 32
people who ask favors of me.
different from my own.

I never make a long trip I sometimes think when people

15 without checking the safety of 33 have a misfortune they only
my car. got what they deserved.

I have almost never felt the

16
urge to tell someone off.

I have never felt that I was

17
punished without cause.

I have never deliberately said

18 something that hurt someone's
feelings.

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YOU SCORED 0

0 to 8 LOW LEVEL OF SOCIAL DESIRABILITY

If you scored in this range, you (a) answered most of the questions in a socially
undesirable direction, but (b) answered them in a way more honest and true to real
life than most people. For this reason, you probably are comfortable with the way
who you are. You probably do not feel discomfort when others view you as behaving
in a socially undesirable way. On the other hand, you may want to be seen by others
as a social rebel, someone who is different.

9 to 19 AVERAGE

If you scored in this range, you are scoring as two out of three people do when taking
the test. This score represents a combination of socially desirable and socially
undesirable responses. Hopefully, this combination represents a balance for you in
your day-to-day behavior.

20 to 33 HIGH LEVEL OF SOCIAL DESIRABILITY

Being seen as socially acceptable is very important to you. Perhaps, your score
indicates your need for approval from others. If this is the case, you probably are
seeking approval while presenting a distorted picture of what you're really like. You
may feel frequent social insecurity, or anxiety about doing what others expect.