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Personality Types and Applicant Reactions in Real‐life Selection
Author(s) -
Honkaniemi Laura,
Feldt Taru,
Metsäpelto RiittaLeena,
Tolvanen Asko
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/ijsa.12015
Subject(s) - psychology , personality , incremental validity , predictive validity , face validity , personnel selection , perception , social psychology , personality assessment inventory , personality type , big five personality traits , test validity , clinical psychology , psychometrics , statistics , neuroscience , mathematics
The study aimed to determine if an applicant's personality type is associated with his/her reactions (fairness perceptions, face validity perceptions, and predictive validity perceptions) to the selection process. The participants ( N = 258) were real‐life applicants for admission to a vocational school. A person‐centered approach was applied to find subgroups with similar personality profiles. Latent profile analysis found four personality types: Resilient (45%), Overcontrolled (13%), Undercontrolled (10%), and B ohemian (32%). The Resilient and B ohemian personality types had more favorable perceptions of test fairness than the Overcontrolled type. Personality type did not affect face validity or predictive validity perceptions. The results suggest that personality (type) could be included in applicant reactions models and in analyses investigating the antecedents of applicant reactions.