Vanity-Motivated Overspending: Personnel Screening for Positions of Trust

Abstract

Background data concerning financial responsibility are frequently used in screening applicants for positions of trust. Many applicants for such positions do not have any credit history because of their young age. Assessment of financial responsibility for young adults who lack credit histories is a major problem for employers. The study investigated the factor structure and predictive validity of a measure of vanity-motivated overspending based on a sample of 2,030 individuals. A confirmatory factor analysis supported the relationship between vanity and poor spending habits. The money management scale yielded a validity of .26. A regression-weighted composite of the nine scales yielded a validity of .32.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA262383

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  • G. J. Worst
  • Howard Timm
  • Michael A. Mcdaniel
  • Scott B. Morris

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  • Booz Allen Hamilton

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