NCJ Number
95294
Journal
Personality and Individual Differences Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Dated: (1984) Pages: 257-263
Date Published
1984
Length
5 pages
Annotation
Three hundred and nineteen applicants to the Metropolitan Police Force (270 men and 49 women) were asked to complete the EPQ. Successful candidates were more extraverted and less neurotic than unsuccessful ones.
Abstract
No differences were found for P or L scores. All candidates 'faked good' displaying unusally high E and L scores and low N and P scores. The 64 applicants who declined to complete the questionnaire were less likely to be accepted into the force than the rest. It is hypothesized that this is because they are less out going types than their more willing counter parts. There was no difference in acceptance rates for men and women. (Author abstract)