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Investigations of a structured interview for pre-employment integrity screening
Abstract
Pre-employment integrity testing is very widely used. Almost all such testing uses expensive paper-and-pencil forms developed and marketed by proprietary companies. Very little research has investigated whether pre-employment interviews would be useful for integrity screening. This study investigated two alternate forms of a structured integrity interview. These two forms were compared to each other and to a paper-and-pencil integrity test. The study employed Rasch model and classical test theory analyses of the interviews, properties, demonstrating that Rasch model analysis provides useful information to guide interview scale revision. In addition, this study compared the interviews and written test to measures of conscientiousness, social desirability, applicant cognitive strategies, perceived fairness, and unobtrusive measures of theft. The study concluded that the interviews and written test reflect a common factor, conscientiousness. In addition, the study noted important differences among the measures in their relationship to social desirability, perceived fairness, attempts to second-guess the purpose of the interviews, and the theft of information. Finally, the study noted limitations to the generalizability of its findings and suggested areas for future research into integrity interview development.
Subject Area
Occupational psychology|Management
Recommended Citation
Hollwitz, John Charles, "Investigations of a structured interview for pre-employment integrity screening" (1998). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI9917836.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9917836