Study Protocol on Intentional Distortion in Personality Assessment: Relationship with Test Format, Culture, and Cognitive Ability

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dc.WoS.categoriesPsychology, Multidisciplinaryen_US
dc.contributor.authorOrhon, Altan
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-23T13:18:12Z
dc.date.available2020-11-23T13:18:12Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-28
dc.description.abstractAbstract Self-report personality questionnaires, traditionally offered in a graded-scale format, are widely used in high-stakes contexts such as job selection. However, job applicants may intentionally distort their answers when filling in these questionnaires, undermining the validity of the test results. Forced-choice questionnaires are allegedly more resistant to intentional distortion compared to graded-scale questionnaires, but they generate ipsative data. Ipsativity violates the assumptions of classical test theory, distorting the reliability and construct validity of the scales, and producing interdependencies among the scores. This limitation is overcome in the current study by using the recently developed Thurstonian item response theory model. As online testing in job selection contexts is increasing, the focus will be on the impact of intentional distortion on personality questionnaire data collected online. The present study intends to examine the effect of three different variables on intentional distortion: (a) test format (graded-scale versus forced-choice); (b) culture, as data will be collected in three countries differing in their attitudes toward intentional distortion (the United Kingdom, Serbia, and Turkey); and (c) cognitive ability, as a possible predictor of the ability to choose the more desirable responses. Furthermore, we aim to integrate the findings using a comprehensive model of intentional distortion. In the Anticipated Results section, three main aspects are considered: (a) the limitations of the manipulation, theoretical approach, and analyses employed; (b) practical implications for job selection and for personality assessment in a broader sense; and (c) suggestions for further research.en_US
dc.fullTextLevelFull Texten_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00933
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.pmid27445902en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84979976477en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/2701
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00933
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000443482500001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.nationalInternationalen_US
dc.numberofauthors5+en_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SAen_US
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers In Psychologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectpersonality assessmenten_US
dc.subjectpersonnel selectionen_US
dc.subjectforced-choiceen_US
dc.subjectThurstonian IRTen_US
dc.subjectfakingen_US
dc.subjectipsativityen_US
dc.subjectcross-cultural comparisonen_US
dc.titleStudy Protocol on Intentional Distortion in Personality Assessment: Relationship with Test Format, Culture, and Cognitive Ability
dc.typeArticle
dc.volume7en_US

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