Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource What is in Applicants' Minds When They Fill Out a Personality Test? Insights from a qualitative study Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cornelius J. König Ann-Sibill Merz Nicoletta Trauffer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1, 2012 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title What is in Applicants' Minds When They Fill Out a Personality Test? Insights from a qualitative study Item Type Journal Article Author Cornelius J. König Ann-Sibill Merz Nicoletta Trauffer URL https://onlinelibrary-1wiley-1com-1001390he0227.emedia1.bsb-muenchen.de/doi/full/10.1111/ijsa.12007 Volume 20 Issue 4 Pages 442-452 Publication Title International Journal of Selection and Assessment ISSN 0965-075X Date December 1, 2012 Journal Abbreviation International Journal of Selection and Assessment DOI 10.1111/ijsa.12007 Access Date 2019-04-23 20:17:16 Library Catalog onlinelibrary-1wiley-1com-1001390he0227.emedia1.bsb-muenchen.de (Atypon) Language English Abstract Note Many practitioners fear that applicants will fake if they are asked to fill out a personality test. Although this fear has inspired much research, it remains unknown what applicants think when they fill out a questionnaire. Thus, we conducted a qualitative interview study that was guided by grounded theory principles. We interviewed (a) real applicants directly after filling out a personality test; (b) real applicants who had filled out a personality test in their past job hunt; (c) hypothetical job applicants whom we asked to imagine being an applicant and to fill out a personality test; and (d) hypothetical applicants who had much experience with personality tests. Theoretical saturation was achieved after interviewing 23 people. A content analysis showed that much is going on in applicants' minds ? that which is typically subsumed under the expression ?faking? actually consists of many facets. In particular, participants assumed that the interpretation of their responses could be based on (a) the consistency of their responses; (b) the endorsement of middle versus extreme answers; and (c) a certain profile, and these assumptions resulted in corresponding self-presentation strategies. However, these strategies were not used by all participants. Some answered honestly, for different reasons ranging from honesty as a personality trait to the (false) belief that test administrators can catch fakers. All in all, this study questions whether measuring mean changes in classical faking studies captures all important facets. Short Title What is in Applicants' Minds When They Fill Out a Personality Test?