The usefulness of personality questionnaires in officer selection and training : a paper submitted in fulfilment of the Master of Science degree

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dc.contributor.authorBowden, Charlotte
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-01T00:23:14Z
dc.date.available2018-11-01T00:23:14Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the current research was to assess whether the Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-R) and the Gordon Personal Profile-Inventory (GPP-I) could predict future behaviour in a sample of NZ Army officers and officer cadets. Personality questionnaire data completed at the time of selection was correlated with a workplace behaviour questionnaire (WBQ) developed specifically for the purposes of the research. It was hypothesised that (1) EPQ-R and GPP-I scales should correlate significantly with their corresponding scales on the WBQ, (2) the Neuroticism/Lie and Psychoticism/Lie correlation should indicate the presence of faking, (3) officers serving longer than three years should show more similar personality profiles than officers serving less than three years, (4) immediate superiors of the same gender and ethnicity should rate participants more favourably than those of a different gender and ethnicity, and (5) scores on the WBQ measuring High Psychoticism, High Neuroticism, Low Emotional Stability, Low Ascendancy, and Low Cautiousness should not be endorsed highly if selection has been effective. Only the fifth hypothesis was supported and the results are discussed in light of methodological shortcomings and earlier research.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/13960
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectEmployment testsen_US
dc.subjectPrediction of occupational successen_US
dc.titleThe usefulness of personality questionnaires in officer selection and training : a paper submitted in fulfilment of the Master of Science degreeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorBowden, Charlotte
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M. Sc.)en_US
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