Predicting turnover of police officers using the sixteen personality factor questionnaire

This study examined the relationship between personality characteristics assessed by the sixteen personality factor questionnaire (16PF) and turnover. The sample consisted of 280 police officers who voluntarily terminated their employment during an eight-year period and 280 officers who remained emp...

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Published inJournal of criminal justice Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 326 - 331
Main Authors Drew, Jacqueline, Carless, Sally A., Thompson, Briony M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2008
Elsevier
Elsevier Science Ltd
SeriesJournal of Criminal Justice
Subjects
Criminal justice
Job Satisfaction
Personality
Personality traits
Police
Police officers
Psychological aspects
Psychological tests
Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire
Terminations
Turnover
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Summary:This study examined the relationship between personality characteristics assessed by the sixteen personality factor questionnaire (16PF) and turnover. The sample consisted of 280 police officers who voluntarily terminated their employment during an eight-year period and 280 officers who remained employed in the police force. A limited number of personality characteristics were found to predict turnover. These were Factor C: affected by feelings versus emotionally stable, Factor I: tough-minded versus tender-minded, and Factor H: shy versus venturesome. Contrary to expectation, two conscientiousness scales (Factor O: placid versus apprehension, and Factor Q4: relaxed versus tense) and two emotional stability scales (Factor O: placid versus apprehension, and Factor Q4: relaxed versus tense) were unrelated to turnover. The authors also explored the existence of differential validity based on gender; no evidence of this was found.
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ISSN:0047-2352
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DOI:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2008.06.003