NDLI: A study of the interrelationships of several validity scales used in police selection

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Author	Weiss, William U. Serafino, Gerald Serafino, Ann
Copyright Year	2000
Abstract	Validity scale data have received attention recently as providing valuable information about potential problematic police officer candidates. In this study, validity scale data from a number of selection instruments were obtained using 42 state police officer candidates. The scale used were the MMPI-2 L scale, the MMPI-2 K scale, the PAI Positive Impression Scale (PIM), the PAI Defensiveness Index (DI), the IPI Guardedness scale, the Hilson Life Adjustment Profile Lack of Candor scale, and the Inwald Survey 2 Denial of Shortcomings scale. Intercorrelations among the scales were developed and a factor analysis was performed. Factor analysis revealed two factors to be present. One is associated with the Hilson scales and is appropriately named guardedness or defensiveness. The other is associated with the MMPI-2 K scale and the PAI scales and is appropriately named social desirability. The MMPI-2 L scale loaded significantly on both factors and seemed to be the most general of the validity scales in terms of its characteristics. Implications of these analyses for police selection are discussed.
Starting Page	41
Ending Page	44
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08820783
Journal	Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
Volume Number	15
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	19366469
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2000-01-01
Publisher Institution	Society for Police and Criminal Psychology
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Psychology Law and Psychology Criminology & Criminal Justice
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Law Applied Psychology

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