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Table 4 Correlations of the KSE-G with relevant variables

From: An English-Language Adaptation of the Social Desirability–Gamma Short Scale (KSE-G)

  PQ+ NQ−
UK DE UK DE
Big Five
 Extraversion .13** .04 − .13** − .03
 Agreeableness .38*** .41*** .31*** .35***
 Conscientiousness .20*** .37*** .29*** .26***
 Emotional Stability .30*** .31*** .08 .12**
 Openness .21*** .25*** − .01 .09
Employment status .11* .04 .20*** .10*
Income .05 .07 − .16** .01
Educational level .04 .05 − .06 − .07
Age .09* .11* .27*** .33
Gender − .04 .05 .21*** .18***
  1. Note. UK = United Kingdom; N = 468; NEmployment status = 450; NIncome = 431); DE = Germany (N = 474; NEmployment status = 462; NIncome = 449); PQ+ = exaggerating positive qualities; NQ− = minimizing negative qualities. Gender: 1 = male, 2 = female. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001. Coefficients significant on the p < .001 level are set in boldface
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