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Behavioral Desirability Scale Factors, Factors Loadings, and Coefficient Alpha Reliabilities

Factor 2: Integrity (Honesty) (Alpha=.87)

Item	Factor Loading
1. A man is not sick but takes two days of sick leave since he will lose it if he doesn’t take the leave by month’s end.	0.55
2. A teenager tells her little sister to ignore their mother’s punishment of not leaving the house and go out. The teenager says, “I’ll cover for you.”	0.47
3. A student, taking a very hard class in which many students are cheating, gets and uses test answers that others have obtained.	0.45
4. When a man sees a line in front of his favorite restaurant he tries to find a way to get to the front without waiting.	0.47
5. A person uses other people’s ideas and influence to get ahead.	0.41
6. An individual calls in sick because there is a sale at the mall.	0.46
7. A woman is more concerned with pleasing her boss than making an informed decision about the personnel changes needed in the office.	0.42
8. A man feels that his receiving a bigger pay raise than his coworkers, whose performance is the same as his, is justified since he makes a point of getting along with their boss.	0.41
9. A coworker tells his friends that his boss is a jerk. This happens after the boss corrects him for a mistake he made.	0.41
10. When presented with a complex problem a worker gives it to another worker to solve.	0.37
11. In order to get out of jury duty, a person claimed he knew the defendant even though he had never seen him before in his life.	0.38
12. A worker accepts credit for work his coworkers helped him to complete.	0.31
13. When filling out tax forms a person overstates the amount she has given to charities.	0.39
14. An individual calls his company’s finance office to inform them of an extra $100 he received during his last pay period.	–0.48
15. A worker turned in her coworker for a serious company infraction, even though they enjoyed a close relationship.	–0.39
16. A man tends to tell the truth only when there is no negative consequence to him.	0.32
17. A woman tells a cashier that he gave her too much change.	–0.28
18. A person is consistent in doing the right thing even when faced with less ethical choices which may profit him or her.	–0.30

Item	Factor Loading
1. A man is not sick but takes two days of sick leave since he will lose it if he doesn’t take the leave by month’s end.	0.55
2. A teenager tells her little sister to ignore their mother’s punishment of not leaving the house and go out. The teenager says, “I’ll cover for you.”	0.47
3. A student, taking a very hard class in which many students are cheating, gets and uses test answers that others have obtained.	0.45
4. When a man sees a line in front of his favorite restaurant he tries to find a way to get to the front without waiting.	0.47
5. A person uses other people’s ideas and influence to get ahead.	0.41
6. An individual calls in sick because there is a sale at the mall.	0.46
7. A woman is more concerned with pleasing her boss than making an informed decision about the personnel changes needed in the office.	0.42
8. A man feels that his receiving a bigger pay raise than his coworkers, whose performance is the same as his, is justified since he makes a point of getting along with their boss.	0.41
9. A coworker tells his friends that his boss is a jerk. This happens after the boss corrects him for a mistake he made.	0.41
10. When presented with a complex problem a worker gives it to another worker to solve.	0.37
11. In order to get out of jury duty, a person claimed he knew the defendant even though he had never seen him before in his life.	0.38
12. A worker accepts credit for work his coworkers helped him to complete.	0.31
13. When filling out tax forms a person overstates the amount she has given to charities.	0.39
14. An individual calls his company’s finance office to inform them of an extra $100 he received during his last pay period.	–0.48
15. A worker turned in her coworker for a serious company infraction, even though they enjoyed a close relationship.	–0.39
16. A man tends to tell the truth only when there is no negative consequence to him.	0.32
17. A woman tells a cashier that he gave her too much change.	–0.28
18. A person is consistent in doing the right thing even when faced with less ethical choices which may profit him or her.	–0.30