Integrity testing and the prediction of counterproductive behaviours in the military

Saul Fine; Judith Goldenberg; Yair Noam

doi:10.1111/joop.12117

Integrity testing and the prediction of counterproductive behaviours in the military

Saul Fine, Judith Goldenberg, Yair Noam

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Abstract

While a great deal of research has been carried out on counterproductive work behaviours and integrity testing in civilian organizations, far less is known about these two areas in military settings. The present study developed a military-oriented integrity test that successfully predicted future disciplinary infractions among a sample of 467 officer training school candidates (ρ = .26), while also discriminating between that sample and a comparable sample of soldiers serving time in military prisons (d = 2.24). In addition to its unique military setting, this study contributes to the integrity test literature by: (1) adopting both individual- and group-level validity paradigms; (2) using a sample of actual job applicants; (3) measuring a reliable objective criterion in a predictive design; and (4) including comparative measures of cognitive ability, personality, and overall assessment centre ratings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	198-218
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
Volume	89
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12117
State	Published - 1 Mar 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Counterproductive work behaviors
Integrity
Military
Officer selection

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Applied Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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