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Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Florida International University

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2016

Integrity Test

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Mapping Integrity In The Domain Of Trait Personality, Andrew J. Laginess Oct 2016

Mapping Integrity In The Domain Of Trait Personality, Andrew J. Laginess

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis was conducted to empirically examine and compare the different conceptualizations of the integrity test construct identified in previous research. The conceptualizations assert that integrity tests measure a major trait (i.e., Conscientiousness or Honesty-Humility), a combination of major traits, or a combination of minor traits (personality facets). The general fit and predictive validity (of counterproductive work behavior, or CWB) of each conceptualization was tested.

Psychology undergraduates (N = 436) participated via online surveys containing two personality scales, two integrity tests, and a CWB scale. The results most support the conceptualizations of integrity as either solely the broad trait …