Comparison of judgmental methods with endorsements in the assessment of personality traits

Abstract

FOCUSES ON THE DEGREE TO WHICH JUDGMENT METHODS ARE FREE FROM DISSIMULATION EFFECTS AS COMPARED WITH ENDORSEMENTS. 8 STRUCTURED PERSONALITY SCALES FROM THE PERSONALITY RESEARCH FORM WERE ADMINISTERED UNDER 4 INSTRUCTIONAL SETS-ENDORSEMENT, DESIRABLE IN OTHERS, FREQUENCY OF ENDORSEMENT, AND DESIRABLE IN SELF-TO 94 COLLEGE FRATERNITY MEMBERS. THE VALIDITY OF JUDGMENTS AND ENDORSEMENTS WAS EXAMINED BY RELATING THEM TO NONINVENTORY BEHAVIORAL CRITERIA IN THE FORM OF BEHAVIOR RATINGS. ALTHOUGH JUDGMENTS WERE FREE FROM THE KINDS OF DISSIMULATION EFFECTS FOUND WITH ENDORSEMENTS, JUDGMENTS YIELDED SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VALIDITIES. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)