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Validity of integrity tests for predicting drug and alcohol abuse: a meta-analysis.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Viswesvaran, V. |
| Copyright Year | 1997 |
| Abstract | The research described in this chapter used psychometric meta-analysis (Hunter and Schmidt 1990b) to examine the validity of integrity tests for predicting drug and alcohol abuse. Integrity tests have previously been found to predict other counterproductive workplace behaviors (e.g., absenteeism, property damage, and violence on the job) (Ones et al. 1993; Ones et al., unpublished observations). All studies located were concurrent in nature. For both drugs and alcohol, integrity tests correlated substantially (0.34 to 0.51) with admissions of abuse in student and employee samples. In samples of job applicants, however, the mean validity was lower (0.21) for drug abuse; validity for applicants was high for alcohol abuse, but only one study (N = 320) was found. All meta-analyses indicated that validity was generalizable. Based on these analyses, the authors conclude that the operational validity of integrity tests for predicting drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace is probably about 0.30. But further research is needed; predictive validity studies conducted on applicants would be particularly useful. |
| Starting Page | 69 |
| Ending Page | 95 |
| Page Count | 27 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archives.drugabuse.gov/pdf/monographs/monograph170/069-095_Schmidt.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.nida.nih.gov/pdf/monographs/monograph170/069-095_schmidt.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 9154252v1 |
| Volume Number | 170 |
| Journal | NIDA research monograph |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Absenteeism Alcohol abuse Drug abuse Ethanol Hospital admission Illness Behavior Meta Analysis (statistical procedure) Substance abuse problem Substance-Related Disorders Violence |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
