Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
wenn auch von sozial erwünschten Angaben auszugehen ist
English translation:
even though responses are likely to have been influenced by social desirability bias
Added to glossary by
Susan Welsh
Aug 18, 2016 13:36
7 yrs ago
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German term
United States
Psychology, economics, politics
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
wenn auch von sozial erwünschten Angaben auszugehen ist
German to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
CBT for return to work
The patient has been undergoing therapy to overcome the social anxiety she suffers from at work. At the end of the treatment she is given a battery of tests to measure the results. RCI = Reliable Change Index
Die beobachteten Differenzen zwischen Behandlungsbeginn und Follow-up überschreiten die berechneten kritischen Differenzen deutlich; der RCI lag auf allen Skalen im signifikanten Bereich (RCI ≥ 1,96), **wenn auch von sozial erwünschten Angaben auszugehen ist.**
My draft:
The differences observed between the start of treatment and follow-up clearly exceed the calculated critical differences; the RCI was in the significant range (RCI ≥ 1.96) for all scales, even if socially desirable information is assumed.
My translation of the last bit makes no sense. There is no mention in this article otherwise of "socially desirable" data or information.
Thanks!
Die beobachteten Differenzen zwischen Behandlungsbeginn und Follow-up überschreiten die berechneten kritischen Differenzen deutlich; der RCI lag auf allen Skalen im signifikanten Bereich (RCI ≥ 1,96), **wenn auch von sozial erwünschten Angaben auszugehen ist.**
My draft:
The differences observed between the start of treatment and follow-up clearly exceed the calculated critical differences; the RCI was in the significant range (RCI ≥ 1.96) for all scales, even if socially desirable information is assumed.
My translation of the last bit makes no sense. There is no mention in this article otherwise of "socially desirable" data or information.
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | even though responses are likely to have been influenced by social desirability bias |
Michael Martin, MA
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| 3 | even if social bias is factored |
Krishna Kumar
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Proposed translations
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35 mins
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
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even though responses are likely to have been influenced by social desirability bias
Even though responses are likely to have been influenced by social desirability bias/ social desirability factors
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all!"
30 mins
Krishna Kumar
India
India
Native in English
India
Good Life is Pursuit of Knowledge
Native in: Tamil , English (Variant: Indian)
Works in: German to English, German to Tamil
even if social bias is factored
Kindly check if this expression may be suitable
Discussion
cf. Wikipedia:
Social desirability bias is a social science research term that describes the tendency of survey respondents to answer questions in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others. It can take the form of over-reporting "good behavior" or under-reporting "bad", or undesirable behavior. The tendency poses a serious problem with conducting research with self-reports, especially questionnaires. This bias interferes with the interpretation of average tendencies as well as individual differences.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_desirability_bias