Cross-cultural validity of integrity assessments (Billings & Dages, 2018)

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Reference Title: Cross-cultural validity of integrity assessments (Billings & Dages, 2018)
Author: Steven W. Billings and Kelly D. Dages
Publication Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2018
Course Level: Advanced
Credits: 1
Price: $10.00
About This Course: This research brief examines the cross-cultural validity of two multi-dimensional integrity assessments, one for lower-level jobs and one for higher-level jobs. Job applicants for a global company completed the assessments as a part of the hiring process in three countries: the United States, South Africa, and Mexico.
  1. Overview of this CE Home-Study Program
  2. Information About the Course
    1. Educational Objectives
    2. Target Audience
    3. Schedule
    4. Cost and Refund/Cancellation Policy
    5. Author Credentials
    6. Number of CE Credits Offered
    7. Location and Format
    8. Detailed Description of Program Material
  3. Conflict of Interest Statement

1. Overview of this CE program (top)

This home study course entails the independent study of "Cross-cultural validity of integrity assessments for lower-level and higher-level jobs" (Billings & Dages, 2018), followed by the completion of a multiple-choice test on-line. Participants who receive a passing grade of 75% or higher on the test will receive 1 CE credit. In accordance with guidance from the APA CE office, we are limiting the number of chances to take the test to 2 times. Participants who fail the test may retake the test once at no additional charge, and receive CE credit if they do pass.

A copy of the journal article for this course is available at the Article website.

More detailed information on the content of this article is given in section 2h below.

APR Testing Services is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. APR Testing Services maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

2.a Educational Objectives (top)

Upon completion of this home study program, the participant will be able to:

  1. Describe the populations utilized in this study.
  2. Explain the research procedure.
  3. Describe the predictors and criteria.
  4. Describe the information presented in all six of the tables in the article.
  5. List at least one limitation of this study.

2.b Target Audience (top)

This CE program is intended for psychologists who hold a doctoral degree. The course may be taken by other interested professionals (e.g.,senior human resource executives and consultants; upper-level managers).

2.c Schedule (top)

Access to program registration and post-test is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

2.d Cost and Refund/Cancellation Policy (top)

The fee for this home-study program is $10, which is $10 per CE credit. The fee is fully refundable for 60 days or until the post-test is taken, whichever comes first.

A copy of the journal article for this course is available at the Article website.

2.e Author Credentials (top)

The authors of the journal article you will read for this home-study course are Steven W. Billings and Kelly D. Dages. Steven Billings is the Senior Consulting Psychologist and Psychometrician with General Dynamics Information Technology's Human Capital Risk Management group in Chicago, IL.

2.f Number of CE Credits Offered (top)

Participants who complete this course by taking and passing the multiple-choice test will receive 1 CE credit.

2.g Location and Format (top)

This activity requires independent home-based study of Cross-cultural validity of integrity assessments for lower-level and higher-level jobs (Billings & Dages, 2018). Following completion of the reading material, participants complete an Internet-based multiple-choice post-test on the article.

2.h Detailed Description of Program Material (top)

Publication citation:

Billings S. W.,& Dages K. D. (2018). Cross-cultural validity of integrity assessments for lower-level and higher-level jobs, International Journal of Selection and Assesssment, 26, 66-74. Retrieved August, 2018, from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ijsa.12198.

Article excerpt:

Historically, integrity assessments have been shown to be valid predictors of both CWBs and job performance (e.g., Berry, Sackett, & Wiemann, 2007; Ones, Viswesvaran, & Schmidt, 1993, 2012; Sackett & Wanek, 1996; Wanek, 1999). More recently, researchers have begun looking at the cross-cultural validity of integrity measures (e.g., Fine, 2010, 2013; Fortmann, Leslie, & Cunningham, 2002; Lievens et al., 2015; Ones, Wiernik, Viswesvaran, & Schmidt, 2014).

3. Conflict of Interest Statement (top)

APR Testing Services (APR) has no known conflict of interest with respect to this CE program. APR has not received any commercial support for this CE program.