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Using Narrow Facets of an Integrity Test to Predict Safety: A test validation study
Author(s) -
Casillas Alex,
Robbins Steve,
McKinniss Tamera,
Postlethwaite Ben,
Oh InSue
Publication year - 2009
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/j.1468-2389.2009.00456.x
Subject(s) - psychology , organizational citizenship behavior , test (biology) , counterproductive work behavior , applied psychology , sample (material) , social psychology , work (physics) , task (project management) , organizational commitment , engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , chemistry , systems engineering , chromatography , biology
This paper describes the development and validation of an integrity test, the WorkKeys Performance Assessment, designed specifically to measure two domains: employee risk reduction (i.e., safety behavior) and general work attitudes. These domains were hypothesized to differentially predict multiple work outcomes, including task performance, organizational citizenship, counterproductive behavior, and safety. The study used a large sample of workers whose performance was rated by their supervisors. Results suggest that both integrity domains predict employee behavior, with risk reduction providing incremental validity over general work attitudes when predicting counterproductive and safety behavior. The findings support the value of measuring both domains of integrity.