Frame-of-reference effects on personality scale scores and criterion-related validity
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1995
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Journal Article
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Personality-tests; Tests-and-scales-Validity; Employees-Selection-and-appointment; Context-effects-Psychology
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No discipline assigned
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English
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103-361-304
(Last edited on
2002/02/27 18:44:49 US/Mountain)
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ABSTRACT:
Increased use of personality inventories in employee selection has led to concerns regarding factors that influence the validity of such measures. A series of studies was conducted to examine the influence of frame of reference on responses to a personality inventory. Study 1 involved both within-subject and between-groups designs to assess the effects of testing situation (general instructions vs. applicant instructions) and item type (work specific vs. noncontextual) on responses to the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (P.T. Costa and R.R. McCrae, 1989). Results indicated that a work-related testing context and work-related items led to more positive responses. A second study found differences in the validity of a measure of conscientiousness, depending on the frame of reference of respondents. Specifically, context-specific items were found to have greater validity. Implications for personnel selection are discussed.
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