The Predictive Validity of the Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire Relative to Three Independent Criterion Measures of Military Performance

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ID20281176
AuthorsShaul Fox (Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan, Israel), Soly Haboucha (Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan, Israel), Yossi Dinur (Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan, Israel)
Year1981
Volume41
Issue2
Pages515-521
Publication date1981-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational and Psychological Measurement (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1644 • E-ISSN: 1552-3888
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001316448104100232
OpenAlexW1999155180
LanguageEN
References cited7

This study examined the validity of the Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire (16PFQ) as a predictor of the success of female military officers. Subjects were 84 volunteers for officers' training, 18-19 years old. Of the 84 who participated in a three-day assessment-center-type selection program, 34 were admitted to officers' school. Three independent criteria were measured: (a) officers' ratings (n ≅ 80), (b) peer nominations (n = 84), and final course grades (n = 34). The results showed that Factors E, H. L, M, N, Q,, Q 2 , and Q 3 of the 16PFQ were correlated significantly with at least one of the criteria. Although the findings generally supported the interpretation of many of the 16PF scales, as rendered by Cattell, Eber, and Tatsuoka (1970), the outcomes suggested an alternative inter pretation of Factor M

16PF Questionnaire · Assessment center · Big Five personality traits · Construct validity · Criterion validity · Personality · Personality test · Predictive validity · Psychometrics · Test validity · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Social Psychology

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