Journal of Research in Educational Systems

Abstract Objective: The aim of the present study was to identify faking responses in the Big Five personality inventory. In this study, data were collected by administering the NEO-FF short form personality inventory to students of Allameh Tabataba'i University. Methods: 748 participants in two instructed (n = 366) and honest (n = 382) groups completed the research questionnaire. In this study, the participants were randomly assigned to two groups: those who responded honestly and those with instructed responses. Results: The findings, by examining the differences in class means, the composition of the main groups, the selection threshold graphs, and the probability of confirming the answer choices by class, identified most dimensions of the two classes of samples as simulated and honest groups. Conclusion: Finally, it can be said that over the past 10 years, research on identifying faking responses has attracted considerable attention in assessments areas; however, there seems to be a relative lack of empirical studies in evaluating faking responses, apart from limited applications in simulation studies, that can accurately explain how to identify, describe and correct individual inconsistencies. Additionally, despite a few initial reports in this area, patterns of individual inconsistency are rarely reported in official reports for large-scale educational screenings such as national employment tests and psychological assessments. Therefore, statistical methods such as item response theory and factor analysis can be used to identify faking responses in employment or psychological assessment with specific goals. .

Abstract Critical conditions in covid can lead to negative psychological effects that affect the mental health of people. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to investigate the structural relationship between fear of covid and covid 's anxiety and coping strategies with the mediating role of anger. The present study was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population consisted of all students over 20 years old of South Tehran Branch Islamic Azad University, Faculty of Psychology in the academic year 1399-1400. Using the Convenience sampling 250 students were selected and responded to Fear of Disease Coronaviruses Scale by Ahorsu et al. (2020), Corona Disease Anxiety Scale by Alipoor et al. (1398), State-trait anger expression inventory by Spielberger (1988) And Endler & Parker Multidimensional Coping Inventory (1990). data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and path analysis. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between covid anxiety and fear of covid and between anger and fear of covid. Also, there is an indirect and significant relationship between coping strategies and fear of covid (P <0.05). The results of path analysis also showed that structural model is a valid model and the data fit well with the theoretical model. According to the results of the present study, its needed to run appropriate educational workshops to reduce anxiety and anger in individuals, in order to prevent fear of covid.