Golden Profiler of Personality

The Golden Profiler of Personality ( GPOP ) is a psychological test procedure for self-assessment of a person's personality structure . It is based on a further development of the Myers-Briggs type indicator , the Golden Personality Type Profiler from 1999 by Johnson & Golden.

In a review published in 2008 by the Test Board of the Federation of German Psychological Associations , the authors name various problem areas: The type theory according to Carl Gustav Jung, which is the main underlying principle of the procedure, is somewhat out of date and not empirically proven; In addition, there are deficiencies in reliability , and the criteria and constructs used have not been validated by scientific studies . In 2013 a second edition of the GPOP was published, in which, for example, the point of criticism of insufficient standardization was raised. Rüdiger Hossiep and Oliver Mühlhausen recommend the GPOP only as a "supplement to [...] psychometric instruments whose criterion validity is proven."

Emergence

The Golden Profiler of Personality is based on the Golden Personality Type Profiler ( GPTP ) by John P. Golden, who worked at the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University . The GPTP was developed in 1993.

The English-language version of the test was first published in 1999. For the German-language adaptation of the test, John Golden himself, Richard Bents and Reiner Blank made adaptations to the German-speaking area. The German version of these authors appeared in 2004.

The GPOP has been available in the second, revised and newly standardized edition since 2013.

Procedure

The GPOP records the structure of the individual personality in five dimensions, which contain five sub-facets. The 121 items are answered using a 7-point, bipolar answer scale. The respective characteristics lead to one of 16 personality types.

The following dimensions are determined:

Extraversion / introversion
Sensory perception / intuition
analytical / value-based decision-making
Structural orientation / perceptual orientation
Tension / serenity

The self-assessment process is carried out with the Hogrefe TestSystem or via a questionnaire.

In the feedback on the results, these personality profiles are differentiated according to seven areas. Based on this, suggestions for individual development are given.

criticism

According to the review (of the first version) by the Federation of German Psychological Associations, the “greatest weakness” of the GPOP is the “missing validity findings”, for example through other personality inventories such as the Big Five . It is “surprising” that none of the statements about possible uses of the GPOP have been proven with regard to their validity.

Rüdiger Hossiep suggests that the GPOP should only serve as a support for other instruments, since the validity of the criteria of the test is "hardly proven" and, in his opinion, there are "unsatisfactory relationships between the sub-facets of a dimension" of the test.

Training is required for non-psychologists prior to using the GPOP; the test questions are not explicitly aimed at the professional context; the designation of the scales (and thus the feedback on the results) requires explanation.

The evaluation is not possible manually, the procedures are not disclosed in the test manual. For example, individual questions cannot be assigned to a dimension, individual dimensions or facets cannot be examined separately.

literature

Höft, S. & Muck, PM (2009). TBS-TK Review: “Golden Profiler of Personality (GPOP). German adaptation of the Golden Personality Type Profiler by John P. Golden ”. Report Psychology, 7 / 8-2009. ( online ; PDF; 779 kB)

Rüdiger Hossiep , Oliver Mühlhausen: Personnel selection and development with personality tests , Hogrefe Verlag , ISBN 9783844423587 .

Eck, Claus D. / Jöri, Hans / Vogt Marlène (2007): Assessment Center. Jumper. Heidelberg.

Golden, JP, Bents, R., Blank, R. & Diergarten, D. (2013). Golden Profiler of Personality (GPOP). German-language adaptation of the Golden Personality Type Profiler ™ by John P. Golden. 2nd, revised and newly standardized edition. Bern: Verlag Hans Huber.

Individual evidence

^ Höft, S. & Muck, PM (2009). TBS-TK Review: »[Golden Profiler of Personality (GPOP). German adaptation of the Golden Personality Type Profiler by John P. Golden http://www.bdp-verband.de/psychologie/testrezensions/GPOP.pdf ] «. Report Psychology, 7 / 8-2009. Retrieved February 22, 2018
^ Rüdiger Hossiep , Oliver Mühlhausen: Personnel selection and development with personality tests , Hogrefe Verlag , ISBN 9783844423587 . 3.2.2 .: Golden Profiler of Personality (via Google Books ).
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[bpd-1] Höft, S. & Muck, PM (2009). TBS-TK Review: »[Golden Profiler of Personality (GPOP). German adaptation of the Golden Personality Type Profiler by John P. Golden http://www.bdp-verband.de/psychologie/testrezensions/GPOP.pdf ] «. Report Psychology, 7 / 8-2009. Retrieved February 22, 2018

[hossiep-2] Rüdiger Hossiep , Oliver Mühlhausen: Personnel selection and development with personality tests , Hogrefe Verlag , ISBN 9783844423587 . 3.2.2 .: Golden Profiler of Personality (via Google Books ).

[3] Short biography ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Lutgert College of Business @1@ 2