Objective: To examine the relationship between social desirability and selfreport in data
collected from chronic pain patients. Setting: A multidisciplinary pain management center
located in a major university medical center. Patients: Two hundred persons presenting with
chronic pain, including low back, head/neck, and extremity pain. Measures: Marlowe-
Crowne Social Desirability Scale, Beck Depression Inventory–Short Form, Spielberger Trait
Anxiety Inventory, Psychosomatic Symptom Checklist, McGill Pain Questionnaire, Pain …