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Hur upplevs personlighetstest i rekryteringsprocessen?: En studie om rättvisa, attityder och rekommendationsbenägenhet
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Occupational Health, Psychology and Sports Sciences.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Occupational Health, Psychology and Sports Sciences.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Sustainable development
Sustainable development according to the University's criteria is not relevant for the essay/thesis
Alternative title
How Are Personality Tests Perceived in the Recruitment Process? : A Study on Fairness, Attitudes, and recommendation intention (English)
Abstract [sv]

Personlighetstester används allt oftare i rekrytering, men uppfattningarna om dem varierar. Eftersom kandidaters upplevelser av rekryteringsprocessen kan påverka synen på organisationer är det viktigt att förstå hur individer upplever personlighetstest som urvalsmetod. Syftet med denna studie var därmed att undersöka hur rättvist individer upplever personlighetstest i rekrytering och deras attityder gentemot det, samt om rättvisa och attityder kan predicera rekommendationsbenägenhet. För att samla in data användes en digital enkät som besvarades av 106 respondenter. Enkäten baserades på mätinstrumenten Organizational justice scale och förkortade versionen av Test Attitude Survey samt en egenkonstruerad fråga för variabeln rekommendationsbenägenhet. Resultatet visade att individer upplevde lägre rättvisa och mer negativa attityder när testet genomfördes tidigt i processen. Två multipla regressionsanalyser visade att attityder och rättvisa kan predicera rekommendationsbenägenhet. Hur rättvist själva beslutet upplevdes (distributiv rättvisa) och att individer känner tilltro till testerna (tro på tester) var det som bäst predicerade rekommendationsbenägenhet.

Abstract [en]

Personality tests are increasingly used in recruitment, but perceptions of them vary. Since candidates' experiences of the recruitment process can influence their views of organizations, it is important to understand how individuals perceive personality tests as a selection method. The aim of this study was therefore to examine how fair individuals perceive personality tests in recruitment and their attitudes towards them, as well as whether fairness and attitudes can predict recommendation intentions. A digital survey was used to collect data and was completed by 106 respondents. The survey was based on the Organizational Justice Scale, the shortened version of the Test Attitude Survey, and a self-constructed question for the variable of recommendation intention. The results showed that individuals perceived lower fairness and more negative attitudes when the test was administered early in the process. Two multiple regression analyses showed that attitudes and fairness can predict recommendation intentions. How fair the decision was perceived (distributive justice) and individuals’ beliefs in the tests (belief in tests) were the best predictors of recommendation intention.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 36
Keywords [en]
Personality tests, organizational justice, attitudes, recommendation intention, recruitment
Keywords [sv]
Personlighetstest, organisatorisk rättvisa, attityder, rekommendationsbenägenhet, rekrytering
National Category
Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-47365OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-47365DiVA, id: diva2:1970638
Subject / course
Psychology
Educational program
Human resources and labour relations
Presentation
2025-05-26, Högskolan i Gävle, Gävle, 09:00 (Swedish)
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Available from: 2025-06-24 Created: 2025-06-16 Last updated: 2025-10-02Bibliographically approved

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