TY - JOUR

T1 - „Sweet little lies“

T2 - An in-depth analysis of faking behavior on situational judgment tests compared to personality questionnaires

AU - Kasten, Nadine

AU - Freund, Philipp Alexander

AU - Staufenbiel, Thomas

PY - 2020/1

Y1 - 2020/1

N2 - Two laboratory studies examined the potential differences in the susceptibility to faking between a construct-oriented Situational Judgment Test (SJT) that measured conscientiousness and a traditional self-report measure of personality (NEO-FFI). In both studies, the mean differences between the honest and faked conscientiousness scores indicated that the NEO-FFI was more susceptible to faking than the SJT. In Study 1, we applied a within-subjects design (N = 137) and analyzed these differences in light of selected predictor variables derived from models of faking behavior. As a result, faking on the SJT was explained by cognitive ability alone, whereas faking on the NEO-FFI was also dependent on other personality traits that are associated with the ability to fake. In Study 2 (N = 602), the susceptibility to faking was predicted by differences in faking styles. The results of the mixed Rasch model analyses indicated profound differences in the measures in terms of the way the response scale was used.

AB - Two laboratory studies examined the potential differences in the susceptibility to faking between a construct-oriented Situational Judgment Test (SJT) that measured conscientiousness and a traditional self-report measure of personality (NEO-FFI). In both studies, the mean differences between the honest and faked conscientiousness scores indicated that the NEO-FFI was more susceptible to faking than the SJT. In Study 1, we applied a within-subjects design (N = 137) and analyzed these differences in light of selected predictor variables derived from models of faking behavior. As a result, faking on the SJT was explained by cognitive ability alone, whereas faking on the NEO-FFI was also dependent on other personality traits that are associated with the ability to fake. In Study 2 (N = 602), the susceptibility to faking was predicted by differences in faking styles. The results of the mixed Rasch model analyses indicated profound differences in the measures in terms of the way the response scale was used.

KW - Psychology

KW - Situational Judgment Test

KW - SJTs

KW - faking

KW - response distortion

KW - personality

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85052678141&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1027/1015-5759/a000479

DO - 10.1027/1015-5759/a000479

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 36

SP - 136

EP - 148

JO - European Journal of Psychological Assessment

JF - European Journal of Psychological Assessment

SN - 1015-5759

IS - 1

ER -