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Assessment of nonpathological personality styles of policemen
Author(s) -
Kunce Joseph T.,
Anderson Wayne P.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198803)44:2<115::aid-jclp2270440205>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - psychology , personality , personality assessment inventory , social psychology , psychopathology , personality test , style (visual arts) , clinical psychology , psychometrics , applied psychology , test validity , archaeology , history
A total of 24 normal personality characteristics of 67 policemen were investigated with The Personal Styles Inventory. The concurrent validity of the composite profile of this sample was significant ( r = 0.45, p = 0.05) as evaluated by its correlation with a composite “ideal” policeman profile constructerd from staff judgments of the importance of each of the 24 characteristics for effective police work. Salient attributes were (1) showing restraint in terms of emotional expressiveness without being eiter overly enthusiastic or reserved; (2) being a disciplined team worker without being overly dependent on others; and (3) having a realistic and pragmatic thinking style without being disdainful of authority. These results contrast with findings of research studies that have used personality tests oriented more toward assessing psychopathology.