Initial Reliability and Validity for the Critical Hire - Personality Assessment. Issue 1 (1st January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tatman, Anthony W.
• Is Part Of: Corrections. Volume 7:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 46
• Page End: 62
• Publication Date: 2022-01-01
• Subjects: Preemployment testing -- personality testing -- five factor model -- correctional officers; Punishment -- United States -- Periodicals; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Periodicals; 364.60973
• DOI: 10.1080/23774657.2019.1699477
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2377-4657

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The use of personality testing during the hiring process has become a common practice in general business settings. However, their use has been rather non-existent in the field of corrections. This limited use may stem from a lack of awareness about preemployment personality tests in corrections, as well as a lack of measures normed and validated for use with correctional applicants. The present study outlines reliability and validity for the Critical Hire – Personality Assessment, a Five Factor Model based assessment of personality developed for probation, parole, and other correctional officer job applicants. This study provides initial empirical support for the Critical Hire – Personality Assessment's internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and criterion validity when measuring job performance ratings. Results provide practical application of the Critical Hire – Personality Assessment for correctional agencies as a tool complementing existing hiring practices.