{"title":"Retest Reliability of Situational Judgment Tests","authors":"Jana Harenbrock, Boris Forthmann, H. Holling","doi":"10.1027/1866-5888/a000323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000323","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. A situational judgment test (SJT) is a psychological instrument typically used to assess the suitability of applicants in personnel selection or development. Interest in SJTs has increased over the past decades as research has shown considerable validity of SJTs and various other benefits. Researchers often provide information about internal consistency reliability of SJTs, but this estimate is known to be unsuitable for SJTs because they are heterogeneous tests; a better estimate for the reliability of SJTs may be retest reliability. Thus, this study represents the first meta-analysis investigating the retest reliability of SJTs. The results reveal a pooled retest reliability estimate of r = .698 based on k = 37 coefficients. Additionally, variables associated with test characteristics and variables containing information about the study and the participants were examined as potential moderators.","PeriodicalId":46765,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personnel Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46914127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Practitioner and Applicant Reactions to Brainteaser Interview Questions","authors":"Marie Childers, S. McAbee","doi":"10.1027/1866-5888/a000322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000322","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Research on applicant reactions to brainteaser interview questions has been mixed, with some applicants finding them humorous and others finding them useless and unfair to use in an interview. Little research, however, has investigated how practitioners perceive these questions. Across two studies, we assess how applicants and practitioners react to brainteaser questions and how people perceive their use in a selection context. We find consistently negative reactions to brainteaser interview questions in both applicants and practitioners. As such, organizations that use or are considering using these questions in their selection practices should use caution. Implications and future research directions are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46765,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personnel Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45782376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ian M. Hughes, Melissa G. Keith, Christopher M. Gallagher
{"title":"Informational Justice, Organizational Communication, and Job Insecurity in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Ian M. Hughes, Melissa G. Keith, Christopher M. Gallagher","doi":"10.1027/1866-5888/a000325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000325","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic were a time of great job insecurity. Knowledge of how such feelings of insecurity were mitigated during a time of crisis has important implications for the development of future interventions. Drawing from uncertainty management theory (UMT), we explored the impact of informational justice perceptions on the effects of job insecurity in a sample collected during the early stages of the pandemic (March–May 2020). The findings indicated that informational justice buffered the impacts of job insecurity on employee life satisfaction and perceived ability to perform. Furthermore, the source of information regarding COVID-19-related job changes mattered for predicting informational justice perceptions. Our findings bolster UMT and have important practical implications for future times of crisis.","PeriodicalId":46765,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personnel Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48342550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma Vreeker-Williamson, Harjinder Gill, J. Spence
{"title":"The “Perfect Storm” – Perfectionists’ Perceptions and Experiences of Abusive Supervision","authors":"Emma Vreeker-Williamson, Harjinder Gill, J. Spence","doi":"10.1027/1866-5888/a000320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000320","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Using followership theory and the perpetrator predation framework, we examine how perfectionism may impact subordinates’ perceptions of abusive supervision and risk for being targeted by an abusive supervisor. Full-time workers ( N = 495) responded to a vignette survey assessing their multidimensional perfectionism and experiences and perceptions of abusive supervision. As hypothesized, socially prescribed perfectionism was associated with increased experiences of abusive leadership, whereas self-oriented perfectionism was related to fewer experiences. Unexpectedly, other-oriented perfectionism was related to lower perceptions of abusive supervision, and self-oriented perfectionism was related to greater perceptions. Theoretical and practical implications are further discussed.","PeriodicalId":46765,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personnel Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48813417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance Feedback During a Pandemic – (Social) Distancing from Feedback?","authors":"Shana Mertens, Eveline Schollaert","doi":"10.1027/1866-5888/a000317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000317","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Debate over performance management (PM) is at an all-time high. However, little is known about PM and feedback when employees work from home. In this qualitative study, we interview 45 human resources (HR) managers to clarify how PM practices in organizations may have transformed during the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying teleworking measures. Based on the interviews, organizations were categorized according to their pre-COVID-19 PM approach (i.e., formal, informal, both). HR managers of organizations that applied both formal and informal PM practices indicated that they felt they could adapt to the rapidly changing environment most easily. Moreover, these organizations provided employees with digital tools and training. Since hybrid working will remain relevant post-COVID-19, we identify future research propositions and practical recommendations.","PeriodicalId":46765,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personnel Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48921405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandra Panaccio, Wei‐Gang Tang, C. Vandenberghe
{"title":"Agreeable Supervisors Promoting the Organization – Implications for Employee Commitment and Retention","authors":"Alexandra Panaccio, Wei‐Gang Tang, C. Vandenberghe","doi":"10.1027/1866-5888/a000318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000318","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Through two studies, we examine the importance of supervisor promotion of the organization (SPO) for employee commitment and retention. Study 1 ( N = 910) found SPO to be distinguishable from supervisor’s organizational embodiment, perceived supervisor support, perceived organizational support, and supervisor vision and to interact with perceived supervisor agreeableness to predict employee affective commitment. Using time-lagged data, Study 2 ( N = 272) found SPO to be indirectly related to turnover via employee affective commitment and this relation to be stronger at high perceived supervisor agreeableness. These findings indicate that SPO can help reduce employee turnover but that organizations would be well advised to encourage supervisors to act agreeably with subordinates or hire and promote supervisors who do so.","PeriodicalId":46765,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personnel Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42565477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Link Between Work Engagement and Job Performance","authors":"Andreea Corbeanu, D. Iliescu","doi":"10.1027/1866-5888/a000316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000316","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. This study addresses the link between work engagement (vigor, dedication, and absorption), task performance, and contextual performance. Following a systematic literature review, we identified 174 unique studies. Studies had to be set in an organizational environment, include a measure of work engagement as well as an objective or subjective measure of performance, and offer information concerning the link between work engagement and job performance, irrespective of whether it was the main aim of the study. Following a random-effects model, we obtained meta-analytic correlations of r =.36 ( N = 33 independent samples), r =.36 ( N = 26 independent samples), and r =.38 ( N = 29 independent samples) between the three components of work engagement (vigor, dedication, and absorption), respectively, and job performance. For the overall work engagement and job performance, we report a correlation of r =.37 ( N = 166 independent samples). Furthermore, potential moderators of these relationships were examined. The findings highlight the importance of work engagement research for improving organizational performance.","PeriodicalId":46765,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personnel Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49537448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simonne J. Mastrella, D. Powell, Silvia Bonaccio, C. McMurtry
{"title":"The Impact of Interviewees’ Anxious Nonverbal Behavior on Interview Performance Ratings","authors":"Simonne J. Mastrella, D. Powell, Silvia Bonaccio, C. McMurtry","doi":"10.1027/1866-5888/a000319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000319","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Interview anxiety is correlated with lower interview performance ratings, but it is unclear why. This study examined the impact of interviewees’ anxious nonverbal behavior on interview performance ratings. Additionally, the amount of interpersonal interaction in the job and interviewee gender were examined as moderators. Participants ( N = 823) watched a video recording of an actor delivering scripted responses to interview questions. Hypotheses were tested using a between-subjects design. Participants in the high anxious nonverbal behavior condition gave lower interview performance ratings than those in the low anxious nonverbal behavior condition. Job type and interviewee gender did not moderate this relation. Thus, interviewees’ anxious nonverbal behavior may explain why interview anxiety is correlated with lower interview performance ratings.","PeriodicalId":46765,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personnel Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44556067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hannah Teja, D. Powell, Leanne S. Son Hing, P. Hausdorf
{"title":"Self-Promotion in the Structured Interview – No Evidence of Differential Effects for Men and Women","authors":"Hannah Teja, D. Powell, Leanne S. Son Hing, P. Hausdorf","doi":"10.1027/1866-5888/a000315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000315","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. During employment interviews, candidates often use impression management tactics to influence how they are perceived by the interviewer. Previous research suggests that certain impression management tactics, specifically self-promotion, may work more successfully for men than for women, which is problematic as it can result in hiring discrimination against women. In this registered report, we used an experimental design ( N = 831) to examine gender differences in the success of self-promotion tactics and whether using a structured rating process can mitigate this effect. However, our results did not replicate the pattern of effects found in previous studies; the interaction of gender and self-promotion was not significant. These findings support previous research, which found that structured interviews are resistant to gender bias.","PeriodicalId":46765,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personnel Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44823818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Alternative Procedure for Subgroup Analyses in the Think Manager–Think Male Paradigm","authors":"Matthew W. Lauritsen","doi":"10.1027/1866-5888/a000312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000312","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Studies in the think manager–think male paradigm ( Schein, 1973 ) routinely observe gender–leader similarity variation across participant subgroups (e.g., men and women). The traditional use of intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) to measure similarity hinders researchers’ ability to fully understand the nature of these relationships. This article advocates for a regression framework ( Edwards, 1995 ), which avoids problems associated with ICCs. A think manager–think male study based on rating content from Fischbach et al. (2015) was conducted to demonstrate the advantages of this procedure. The results were then compared against the traditional ICC analysis. Overall, it is argued that a regression framework is more useful in testing hypotheses about the relationship between participant characteristics and gender–leader similarity than ICCs.","PeriodicalId":46765,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personnel Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48492287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}