Predictors of faking behavior on personality inventories in selection: Do indicators of the ability and motivation to fake predict faking?. (17th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Holtrop, Djurre; Oostrom, Janneke K.; Dunlop, Patrick D.; Runneboom, Cecilia
• Is Part Of: International journal of selection and assessment. Volume 29:Number 2(2021)
• Page Start: 185
• Page End: 202
• Publication Date: 2021-05-17
• Subjects: Employee selection -- Periodicals; Personality and occupation -- Periodicals; Employment interviewing -- Periodicals; Prediction of occupational success -- Periodicals; Employees -- Rating of -- Periodicals; 658.3112
• DOI: 10.1111/ijsa.12322
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0965-075X

Abstract

Abstract: This study investigated whether faking behavior on a personality inventory can be predicted by two indicators of the ability to fake (cognitive ability and the ability to identify criteria; ATIC) and two indicators of the motivation to fake (perceived faking norms and honesty–humility). Firefighter applicants first completed a personality inventory under high‐stakes conditions and, three months later, under low‐stakes conditions ( n = 128). Analyses revealed very little faking behavior on average. Cognitive ability and ATIC were both negatively related to personality score elevation, but only cognitive ability exhibited a statistically significant association. Neither perceived faking norms nor honesty–humility were significantly related to personality score elevation and only perceived competition was positively related to overclaiming (a proxy of faking).