Effects of impression management and self-deception on the predictive validity of personality constructs. Academic Article

abstract

• This study tests whether 2 types of response distortion (self-deception and impression management) affect the predictive validity of 2 of the "Big 5" personality dimensions, conscientiousness and emotional stability, in 2 applicant samples of long-haul semitruck drivers (n = 147 and n = 139). As hypothesized, conscientiousness (p = -.26 and -.26) and emotional stability (p = -.23 and -.21) were valid predictors of voluntary turnover in the 2 samples. Also as hypothesized, conscientiousness was a valid predictor of supervisory ratings of performance (p = .41 and .39) in the 2 samples. Although not hypothesized, emotional stability was also significantly related to supervisor ratings of performance (p = .23 and .27). Results from structural equations modeling indicated that applicants did distort their scores on both personality dimensions and the distortion occurred both through self-deception and impression management; however, neither type of distortion attenuated the predictive validities of either personality construct.

authors

• Barrick, Murray

published proceedings

• J Appl Psychol

altmetric score

• 1

author list (cited authors)

• Barrick, M. R., & Mount, M. K.

citation count

• 340

complete list of authors

• Barrick, MR||Mount, MK

publication date

• June 1996

publisher

• American Psychological Association (APA)  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Applied Psychology  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Emotions
• Humans
• Job Application
• Male
• Motivation
• Personality
• Personality Inventory
• Personnel Selection
• Personnel Turnover
• Psychometrics
• Self Concept
• Truth Disclosure

PubMed Central ID

• 8690688

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1037/0021-9010.81.3.261

start page

• 261

end page

• 272

volume

• 81

issue

• 3

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1037%2F0021-9010.81.3.261