Prediction of dysfunctional job behaviors among law enforcement officers

Citation
Cd. Sarchione et al., Prediction of dysfunctional job behaviors among law enforcement officers, J APPL PSYC, 83(6), 1998, pp. 904-912
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN journal
00219010 → ACNP
Volume
83
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
904 - 912
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9010(199812)83:6<904:PODJBA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
This study examined the predictability of dysfunctional job behaviors among law enforcement officers using 3 scales (Responsibility, Socialization, an d Self-Control) of the California Psychological Inventory (H. G. Cough, 199 5) that were hypothesized to assess the construct of conscientiousness, and 3 construct-oriented life history indices (drug use, criminal, work). Law enforcement officers were classified into disciplinary and control groups ( n = 109 each), using a matched-case control study design. Mean differences between the 2 criterion groups on the 6 predictor variables were all statis tically significant and in the hypothesized direction. The results are disc ussed in the context of conscientiousness as an explanatory construct, the relationship between life history and personality constructs, and methodolo gical concerns in the development of construct-oriented life history indice s.