A general factor of personality,social desirability,cognitive ability,and the survey of work styles in an employment selection setting |
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| Authors: | Julie Aitken Schermer Robyn MacDougall |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Management and Organizational Studies, Social Science Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5C2;2. Research Psychologists Press, P.O. Box 3292, Station B, London, ON, Canada N6A 4K3 |
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| Abstract: | How a general factor of personality (GFP) correlated with employment screening measures in an applied setting was examined. Participants were 540 adult insurance sales job applicants who completed scales from two personality measures, the five scales from the Survey of Work Styles (SWS), an intelligence measure, and a social desirability scale. A joint factor analysis of the personality questionnaires produced four first order factors. A single GFP was also extracted. Strong correlations were found between some of the personality factors and the SWS scales. Strong significant correlations were found between the GFP and three of the four personality factors with social desirability. Neither the GFP nor the personality factors correlated significantly with cognitive abilities. |
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| Keywords: | General factor of personality Intelligence Social desirability |
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