@article{ref1,
title="Intimate violence and social desirability: A meta-analytic review",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="1997",
author="Sugarman, D. B. and Hotaling, Gerald T.",
volume="12",
number="2",
pages="275-290",
abstract="Using meta-analytic procedures, the relationship between self-reporting of involvement in marital and courtship violence, and level of socially desirable responding was investigated. Eighteen effect-size estimates were located and, overall, displayed a low to moderate effect on reporting involvement in partner violence (mean r = -.179). No significant differences emerged with respect to the sex of the respondent; however, reports of perpetrating intimate violence were more strongly correlated with social desirability scores than were reports of being victimized. Implications of these findings are reviewed.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/088626097012002008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/088626097012002008"
}