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Table 6 Simple Spearman’s correlations between MCSDS and GDS-s and STPI-TA scores

From: Socially desirable responding in geriatric outpatients with and without mild cognitive impairment and its association with the assessment of self-reported mental health

MCSDS

GDS-s

STPI-TA

Component 1

− 0.13 (0.031)

− 0.11 (0.059)

Component 2

−0.09 (0.120)

− 0.03 (0.637)

Item 5

−0.12 (0.038)

− 0.04 (0.539)

Item 6

−0.17 (0.003)

− 0.25 (< 0.001)

Item 7

0.04 (0.518)

−0.08 (0.160)

Item 8

0.00 (0.954)

−0.06 (0.301)

  1. Legend
  2. Correlations expressed as correlation coefficient (P-value). Statistically significant results are shown in bold typeface. Abbreviations: MCSDS Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale; GDS-s short Geriatric Depression Scale; STPI-TA State-Trait Personality Inventory Trait Anxiety subscale
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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