January 2020 PMID 30681032

Social Desirability and Young Men's Self-Reports of Penis Size.

Bruce M King, Lauren M Duncan, Kelley M Clinkenbeard, Morgan B Rutland, Kelly M Ryan

Mentions

66
Peak: 39 in Jan 2019
across 6 sources since Jan 2019

Extended reach

1,432,239
potential audience

Total likes

8,639

Video views

1,160,030

Mentions per month

Jan 2019 – Nov 2025

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter49 posts
  • News8 articles
  • Facebook3 posts
  • Reddit3 posts
  • YouTube2 videos
  • Instagram1 posts

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The discussions reveal strong agreement on the unreliability of self-reported penis sizes, citing specific correlation figures like +.257 and debates about social desirability, with some users emphasizing how social pressures distort honest reporting. The tone varies from skeptical to analytical, showing both curiosity and critique about the study's implications and methodology.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions express skepticism about the reliability of self-reports, aligning with the article's findings that men tend to overreport their penis size due to social desirability and potential dishonesty.

InterestHigh interest

There is high interest shown, with users engaging with the topic through questioning, sharing related studies, and discussing implications, indicating curiosity about social influences on self-perception.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts include references to statistical correlations, questioning the validity of self-reported data, and sharing additional studies, demonstrating active analysis and deeper engagement with the research.

ImpactModerate impact

While the discussions mainly focus on critiquing the self-reporting bias, some posts highlight the broader significance of social perceptions, suggesting the publication could influence future studies and attitudes.

Abstract in brief

  • Men tend to overreport their penis size in self-reports compared to actual measurements, possibly due to social desirability or insecurities.
  • The average self-reported erect penis length in the study was 6.62 inches, with some men claiming sizes of 7 inches or more, indicating potential embellishment.
  • There is a positive correlation (0.257) between social desirability scores and larger self-reported penis sizes, meaning men with higher social desirability tend to report having a larger penis.

Top posts

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Rolf Degen
@DegenRolf · X

Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 135 likes · 44 shares · 69,563 followers View post →
David Schmitt
@PsychoSchmitt · X

"correlation between social desirability scores and [self-reported] penis size...r(164) = +.158, p = .04." That's smaller than I thought it would be. https://t.co/aA9lZCqHjK?

Jan 26, 2019 · 39 likes · 5 shares · 12,410 followers View post →
Enrique Coperías
@CienciaDelCope · X

Los hombres preocupados por el reconocimiento social afirman que tienen el pene más grande que la media. https://t.co/AGsLlQaZ2r Vía @tandfnewsroom https://t.co/EQouqvGie3

Feb 11, 2019 · 6 likes · 1 share · 58,924 followers View post →
Mathias Hasse
@mhsousa · X

Fun fact: quando perguntados, a maioria dos homens relata ter um pênis com tamanho acima da média, o que por si só é uma anomalia estatística. Então ou vários estão exagerando ou não sabem medir direito o pinto https://t.co/Hivw60RjsY https://t.co/LMhowEXxzy

Nov 17, 2025 · 6 likes · 735 followers View post →
Luis Adrian ⚓
@Adriaan_Alvarez · X

The correlation with Marlowe-Crowne social desirability scores was +.257 (p < .01), indicating that men with a high level of social desirability were more likely than others to self-report having a large penis. Something to think about... https://t.co/RsY0XTXII5

May 3, 2022 · 3 likes · 952 followers View post →
Mathias Hasse
@mhsousa · X

39. A maioria dos homens relata ter pênis com tamanho acima da média (o que, por si só, é uma anomalia estatística), sugerindo que alguns mentem sobre o assunto [62] https://t.co/Hivw60RjsY

Jan 26, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 735 followers View post →

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Mathias Hasse
@mhsousa · X

Fun fact: quando perguntados, a maioria dos homens relata ter um pênis com tamanho acima da média, o que por si só é uma anomalia estatística. Então ou vários estão exagerando ou não sabem medir direito o pinto https://t.co/Hivw60RjsY https://t.co/LMhowEXxzy

Nov 17, 2025 · 6 likes · 735 followers View post →
o_b_z_d_n
@o_b_z_d_n · X

@Collins__VG @dissocial_ @JokerFactor1 @BartoniScliff @TSS_13_ The unreliability of self-report can be easily observed in the case of self-reported penis lengths. The reported lengths are higher than the lengths measured, because many participants didn't tell the truth. Liars make self-report unreliable. https://t.co/lUV2SCIHwz).

Feb 1, 2024 · 416 followers View post →
Prince ⚓
@DiceyPrince_ · X

One of such studies is https://t.co/WpzacCblDx

Mar 30, 2023 · 1 like · 6,963 followers View post →
Miloš Miljković
@miljko · X

Survey, you say? I have a better one for you https://t.co/uWOZsi7Yh4 https://t.co/l46VuXNeMt https://t.co/JIXrt3jaLW

Jul 18, 2022 · 1 like · 3,140 followers View post →
Luis Adrian ⚓
@Adriaan_Alvarez · X

The correlation with Marlowe-Crowne social desirability scores was +.257 (p < .01), indicating that men with a high level of social desirability were more likely than others to self-report having a large penis. Something to think about... https://t.co/RsY0XTXII5

May 3, 2022 · 3 likes · 952 followers View post →
Eric Jorgensen
@jorgyak · X

@eigenrobot And inflation of penis length in study:10.1080/0092623X.2018.1533905 was like ~0.5SD

Apr 8, 2021 · 2 likes · 173 followers View post →
Edgar's Psychoanalysis
@EdgarSoboliev · X

Цікавих всратих досліджень вам в стрічку https://t.co/i1DmLAupR6 "чоловіки з високим рівнем соціальної бажаності частіше за інших відмічали в опитуванні, що мають великий пеніс."

Dec 7, 2020 · 4,859 followers View post →
Marc Black
@RojoEnfurecido · X

@Alx_Segura @joanmahp @SoniaVivasRive3 Aquí en tens un parell: https://t.co/2AtRpQzXec https://t.co/J7DIJwBVGO https://t.co/4Oztb7oXQJ El que diu és evidentíssim en l'imaginari col·lectiu.

Nov 9, 2020 · 492 followers View post →
Maria Independiente
@Maria61719651 · X

RT @CienciaDelCope: Los hombres preocupados por el reconocimiento social afirman que tienen el pene más grande que la media. https://t.co/A…

Feb 11, 2019 · 1 share · 68 followers View post →
Enrique Coperías
@CienciaDelCope · X

Los hombres preocupados por el reconocimiento social afirman que tienen el pene más grande que la media. https://t.co/AGsLlQaZ2r Vía @tandfnewsroom https://t.co/EQouqvGie3

Feb 11, 2019 · 6 likes · 1 share · 58,924 followers View post →
┈ Agent FUBAR ┈
@AgentFUBAR · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 28, 2019 · 44 shares · 5,587 followers View post →
Kostas Palierakis
@hrational · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 28, 2019 · 44 shares · 61 followers View post →
CroBonez
@crobonez · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 28, 2019 · 44 shares · 77 followers View post →
Western Carolina University Psychology
@WCUPsychology · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 27, 2019 · 44 shares · 149 followers View post →
Stefan Goetz
@Tangl3dBank · X

RT @PsychoSchmitt: "correlation between social desirability scores and [self-reported] penis size...r(164) = +.158, p = .04." That's smalle…

Jan 27, 2019 · 5 shares · 502 followers View post →
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@slutreplik · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 27, 2019 · 44 shares · 3,767 followers View post →
not░zero░sum
@n0tzer0sum · X

RT @PsychoSchmitt: "correlation between social desirability scores and [self-reported] penis size...r(164) = +.158, p = .04." That's smalle…

Jan 27, 2019 · 5 shares · 355 followers View post →
Pat Sweeney
@Resmach55 · X

RT @PsychoSchmitt: "correlation between social desirability scores and [self-reported] penis size...r(164) = +.158, p = .04." That's smalle…

Jan 27, 2019 · 5 shares · 917 followers View post →
Efo Dela
@Amegaxi · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 27, 2019 · 44 shares · 30,448 followers View post →
Vicki Larson
@OMGchronicles · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 27, 2019 · 44 shares · 6,223 followers View post →
Steven Walk
@realStevenWalk · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 3,468 followers View post →
cavy
@_cavy_ · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 357 followers View post →
Tomasz Drabowicz
@tomdrabowicz · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 2,883 followers View post →
David Schmitt
@PsychoSchmitt · X

"correlation between social desirability scores and [self-reported] penis size...r(164) = +.158, p = .04." That's smaller than I thought it would be. https://t.co/aA9lZCqHjK?

Jan 26, 2019 · 39 likes · 5 shares · 12,410 followers View post →
bri watson
@brimwats · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 3,681 followers View post →
Ricardo
@r_stoico · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 71 followers View post →
That Other Boi
@ThatOtherBoi · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 367 followers View post →
Steven Horner ⚣
@CorporealMale · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 1,150 followers View post →
Ben
@nocturne_prince · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 816 followers View post →
M-Phatic
@M_Phatical · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 199 followers View post →
come into my tent
@boom_tentpeg · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 5,222 followers View post →
Baba
@StocksnScotch · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 691 followers View post →
Mathias Hasse
@mhsousa · X

39. A maioria dos homens relata ter pênis com tamanho acima da média (o que, por si só, é uma anomalia estatística), sugerindo que alguns mentem sobre o assunto [62] https://t.co/Hivw60RjsY

Jan 26, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 735 followers View post →
Christina Pierpaoli Parker, PhD, DBSM
@ageambassador · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 1,788 followers View post →
lungile
@IamLungile_ · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 1,784 followers View post →
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@archievore · X

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Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 50 followers View post →
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@FriendlyRiposte · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 124 followers View post →
TeamEvilLeft
@TeamEvilLeft · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 1,766 followers View post →
Chris Odell
@RadiOdell · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 761 followers View post →
Tayelrand
@Tayelrand · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 476 followers View post →
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@kuzrob · X

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Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 558 followers View post →
Fernando Dantas
@FDantasEstado · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 9,527 followers View post →
B’la’ke
@AussiePhinatic · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 535 followers View post →
Disgust Maximizer
@kalashnikovism · X

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Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 813 followers View post →
Pat Sweeney
@Resmach55 · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 917 followers View post →
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@asu_kazama · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 108 followers View post →
Daniel Tralamazza
@tralamazza · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 111 followers View post →
Kristian Leth
@kristianleth · X

RT @DegenRolf: Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 44 shares · 23,283 followers View post →
Rolf Degen
@DegenRolf · X

Men's statements about the size of their penis cannot be trusted. https://t.co/xYASDuZe8I https://t.co/soa9tl6suT

Jan 26, 2019 · 135 likes · 44 shares · 69,563 followers View post →
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