{"title":"Is it also time to revisit situational specificity?","authors":"J. DeSimone, T. Fezzey","doi":"10.1017/iop.2023.40","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Sackett et al.’s (2023) focal article asserts that the predictors with the highest criterion-related validity in selection settings are specific to individual jobs and emphasizes the importance of adjusting for range restriction (and attenuation) using study-specific artifact estimates. These positions, along with other recent perspectives on meta-analysis, lead us to reassess the extent to which situational specificity (SS) is worth consideration in organizational selection contexts. In this commentary, we will (a) examine the historical context of both the SS and validity generalization (VG) perspectives, (b) evaluate evidence pertaining to these perspectives, and (c) consider whether it is possible for both perspectives to coexist.","PeriodicalId":47771,"journal":{"name":"Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice","volume":"16 1","pages":"317 - 321"},"PeriodicalIF":11.5000,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2023.40","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Sackett et al.’s (2023) focal article asserts that the predictors with the highest criterion-related validity in selection settings are specific to individual jobs and emphasizes the importance of adjusting for range restriction (and attenuation) using study-specific artifact estimates. These positions, along with other recent perspectives on meta-analysis, lead us to reassess the extent to which situational specificity (SS) is worth consideration in organizational selection contexts. In this commentary, we will (a) examine the historical context of both the SS and validity generalization (VG) perspectives, (b) evaluate evidence pertaining to these perspectives, and (c) consider whether it is possible for both perspectives to coexist.
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice is a peer-reviewed academic journal published on behalf of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. The journal focuses on interactive exchanges on topics of importance to the science and practice of the field. It features articles that present new ideas or different takes on existing ideas, stimulating dialogue about important issues in the field. Additionally, the journal is indexed and abstracted in Clarivate Analytics SSCI, Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences (ERIH PLUS), ProQuest, PsycINFO, and Scopus.