NCJ Number
82630
Journal
Journal of Security Administration Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Dated: (1981) Pages: 63-89
Date Published
1981
Length
27 pages
Annotation
Written for personnel administrators, this paper explores the use of a personnel screening device called the Personnel Selection Inventory (PSI), gives results of a study using the PSI, and analyzes the data.
Abstract
The study sample consisted of students attending the University of Evansville, their friends, and their relatives. Total number of subjects was 70. The PSI comes in several versions, with the one used for this study called the PSI-4. The PSI instrument consists of 108 Likert-style questions, and it also has several sections which ask for admissions of theft, drug use and violence. The PSI instrument develops three separate scales. Each subject's raw scores are converted into a 'percentile score,' which is the relative percentile at which their score occurs in the population. The Dishonesty Scale is a measure of theft and past reported thefts. The Violence Scale is a measure of violence in two spheres: toward other people and toward company property. The Drug Abuse Scale measures past drug experiences and reported drug use. This study took these three scales developed by the PSI instrument and created a new scale called the 'Employability Factor.' Subjects were also asked to complete a questionnaire containing demographic data and attitudinal questions. Data for each scale are presented in tabular form and are discussed in detail. The relationships and differences among a number of demographic variables and the three PSI scales are analyzed. Specific variables found to correlate significantly with a particular scale are noted. The study questionnaire is appended along with 17 references.