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The Relationship between Intelligence, Honesty, and Theft Admissions

Steven H. Werner

DePaul University

John W. Jones

London House, Inc.

Brian D. Steffy

Franklin and Marshall College

Paper-and-pencil integrity tests are used by thousands of companies to assess job applicants' propensity for on-the-job theft. One question that has been continually raised is whether there is a relationship between intelligence and integrity test scores. The present research is a summary of two independent studies of the London House Personnel Selection Inventory (PSI), an instrument designed to identify theft-prone applicants. Across both studies, the results indicated that no significant relationships existed between integrity test scores and either (a) education level of applicants, an unobtrusive measure of intelligence; or (b) scores on Scale B of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16-PF), a valid, albeit brief measure of intellect. While these results should be regarded as preliminary, the general direction of the relationship can be noted.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 49, No. 4, 921-927 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/001316448904900415
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