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Reliability of the 16PF questionnaire for security guard applicants
1Dept. of Psychology, Bloomsburg State College, PA 17815, USA.
Journal of Personality Assessment
|January 1, 1981
Summary
Retest reliability of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) was examined in security guard applicants. Lower correlations suggest the 16PF may not be useful for predicting security guard behavior.
Area of Science:
- Psychological assessment
- Industrial-organizational psychology
Background:
- The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) is a widely used personality assessment tool.
- Assessing the reliability of psychological instruments is crucial for their valid application.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the retest reliability of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) in a security guard applicant population.
- To evaluate the stability of 16PF scores over a 9-month interval.
Main Methods:
- The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) was administered to security guard applicants.
- Pearson correlations were calculated to assess the relationship between initial and retest scores.
Main Results:
- All calculated Pearson correlations for the specific 16PF scales were lower than those reported by the test's authors.
- The observed retest reliabilities were below expected levels for stable personality traits.
Conclusions:
- The findings question the utility of the 16PF for predicting security guard behavior.
- Further research is needed to validate the 16PF in similar occupational contexts.