This study provides a comprehensive investigation into whether social desirability alters the
factor structure of personality measures. The study brought together 4 large data sets …

Although there is an emerging consensus that social desirability does not meaningfully
affect criterion-related validity, several researchers have reaffirmed the argument that social …

We compared the susceptibility of two emotional intelligence (EI) tests to faking. In a
laboratory study using a within‐subjects design, participants completed the EQ‐i and the …

Recently, 2 separate yet related criticisms have been levied against the adequacy of the five-
factor model (or Big Five) as a descriptive taxonomy of job applicant personality: frame of …

The use of personality measures for safety force personnel selection has been increasing.
Barrett et al.'s recent Public Personnel Management article titled “Practical Issues in the Use …

Personality assessments have regained popularity in Industrial-Organizational (IO)
psychology within the last 25 years (Barrick & Mount, 1991; Tett, Jackson, & Rothstein, 1991) …

This chapter introduces and reviews the current state of the Big Five megataxonomy.
Beginning with a discussion of its history and development, the chapter supplies a review of …

Studies examining impression management (IM) in self-report measures typically assume
that impression management is either a 1) trait or 2) situational variable, which has led to …

Das Ziel der vorliegenden Studie bestand in der Konstruktion und Evaluation eines
Studierendenauswahlverfahrens für das Studienfach Psychologie an der Universität …

To better understand the cognitive processes associated with faking behaviors, Ajzen's
Theory of Planned Behavior was adapted to the study of faking on overt integrity tests. This …