Strategic Selves: Self-Presentation Theory and the Predictive Validity of Personality Tests
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on April 29, 2026
Abstract
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Ahead of Print.
Self-presentation theory suggests people strategically adjust trait displays to meet evaluative goals, meaningfakingcan sometimes enhance the link between scores and real-world performance. We tested this in a large-scale military selection field ...
Self-presentation theory suggests people strategically adjust trait displays to meet evaluative goals, meaningfakingcan sometimes enhance the link between scores and real-world performance. We tested this in a large-scale military selection field ...