TY - JOUR

T1 - Predicting academic success with the big 5 rated from different points of view: Self-rated, other rated and faked

AU - Ziegler, Matthias

AU - Danay, Erik

AU - Schölmerich, Franziska

AU - Bühner, Markus

PY - 2010/6

Y1 - 2010/6

N2 - Self-ratings of personality predict academic success above general intelligence. The present study replicated these findings and investigated the increment of other-ratings or intentionally distorted self-ratings. Participants (N=145) had to compile a personality questionnaire twice. First they were given neutral instructions. The second time they were asked to imagine a specific applicant setting. Furthermore, two peers rated each participant. Additionally, verbal, numerical and figural reasoning scores were obtained. Grades on a statistics exam obtained 2 months later served as the criterion. Results replicated prior findings and showed incremental validity for self- and other-rated personality, which was stable after controlling for intelligence. Faking had no impact on the domain-score level, but results on the facet-score level were less encouraging.

AB - Self-ratings of personality predict academic success above general intelligence. The present study replicated these findings and investigated the increment of other-ratings or intentionally distorted self-ratings. Participants (N=145) had to compile a personality questionnaire twice. First they were given neutral instructions. The second time they were asked to imagine a specific applicant setting. Furthermore, two peers rated each participant. Additionally, verbal, numerical and figural reasoning scores were obtained. Grades on a statistics exam obtained 2 months later served as the criterion. Results replicated prior findings and showed incremental validity for self- and other-rated personality, which was stable after controlling for intelligence. Faking had no impact on the domain-score level, but results on the facet-score level were less encouraging.

KW - Management studies

KW - abilities and aptitudes

KW - achivement

KW - learning and memory

KW - educational psychology

KW - personality scales and inventories

KW - specific aptidude theory

KW - faking

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77956128053&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1002/per.753

DO - 10.1002/per.753

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 24

SP - 341

EP - 355

JO - European Journal of Personality

JF - European Journal of Personality

SN - 0890-2070

IS - 4

ER -