Positive response distortion by police officer applicants: Association of Paulhus deception scales with MMPI-2 and inwald personality inventory validity scales

Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-96

  Detrick, Paul ^a,c   Chibnall, John T ^b  

^a Florissant Psychological Services

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Florissant Psychological Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory; Personnel selection; Response bias; Social desirability; Test validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MMPI; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; POLICE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 38549171742     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191107306082     Document Type: Article

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