Locating the troublemaker with the Guilford-Martin Personnel Inventory

Abstract

A questionnaire (200 items) covering the areas most commonly found to underlie troublemaking in industry, i.e., fault finding, personal reference, and belligerence, was administered to 250 men and 250 women workers. Criterion groups for the item analyses were the 100 highest and the 100 lowest cases for each trait. Responses were scored according to the Guilford technique. Validation studies were made on satisfactory and unsatisfactory aircraft and textile workers. The conclusion was reached that companies having an enlightened industrial relations policy could eliminate the hiring of 85% of those workers predisposed to maladjustment through use of the Guilford-Martin Personnel Inventory. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)