Editorial:
Response Validity and Construct Integrity in Personality Assessment
Author(s): William Kelly
Abstract: This editorial introduces Individual Differences Research, Volume 16, devoted to the theme of response validity and construct integrity in personality assessment. The three featured studies collectively address how self-presentation, defensiveness, and response styles influence personality measurement. Revisiting classic and contemporary work, the volume highlights enduring psychometric challenges and innovations in validity scale design, emphasizing that personality assessment reflects both genuine traits and motivated self-reports.
Keywords: Personality assessment; Response validity; Social desirability; Construct integrity; Validity scales; Defensiveness; Psychometrics; Editorials
Article: e16001
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