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This study investigated the relationship between overt and covert integrity tests. Undergraduate college students completed both an overt and covert integrity test, a personality test, a survey about counter-productive behavior, and a survey about attitudes toward tests. Both the overt and covert integrity tests were predictive of self reports of theft admissions and counterproductive behaviors. While different personality constructs were related to each integrity test, hierarchical regression indicated the personality subtests predicted additional variance for both the overt and covert integrity tests. Differential effects for integrity test type on test-taking attitudes were also found.
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Neuman, G.A., Baydoun, R. An Empirical Examination of Overt and Covert Integrity Tests. Journal of Business and Psychology 13, 65–79 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022971016454
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