scholarly journals Large-scale investigation of the role of trait activation theory for understanding assessment center convergent and discriminant validity.

2006 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filip Lievens ◽  
Christopher S. Chasteen ◽  
Eric Anthony Day ◽  
Neil D. Christiansen
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Assessment Center ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Activation Theory ◽  
Trait Activation ◽  
Trait Activation Theory

scholarly journals Current Theory and Practice of Assessment Centers: The Importance of Trait Activation

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filip Lievens ◽  
Liesbet De Koster ◽  
Eveline Schollaert
Keyword(s):  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Current Theory ◽  
Assessment Center ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Recent Theory ◽  
Assessment Centers ◽  
Future Assessment ◽  
Activation Theory ◽  
Trait Activation ◽  
Trait Activation Theory

Assessment centers have always had a strong link with practise. This link is so strong that the theoretical basis of the workings of an assessment center is sometimes questioned. This article posits that trait activation theory might be fruitfully used to explain how job-relevant candidate behavior is elicited and rated in assessment centers. Trait activation theory is a recent theory that focuses on the person–situation interaction to explain behavior based on responses to trait-relevant cues found in situations. These observable responses serve as the basis for behavioral ratings on dimensions used in a variety of assessments such as performance appraisal and interviews, but in also assessment centers. The article starts by explaining the basic tenets behind the assessment center method and trait activation theory. It shows how trait activation theory might have key implications for current and future assessment center research. The article also provides various directions for future assessment center studies.

How Situational Cues and Mindset Dynamics Shape Personality Effects on Career Outcomes

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 2101-2131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Heslin ◽  
Lauren A. Keating ◽  
Amirali Minbashian
Keyword(s):  
Career Success ◽  
Career Outcomes ◽  
Situational Cues ◽  
Activation Theory ◽  
Trait Activation ◽  
Trait Activation Theory ◽  
Person Account ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Personality System

The substantial literature on dispositional antecedents of career success (e.g., extraversion and conscientiousness) implies that being low in career-facilitating traits may hamper people’s careers. We develop a cognitive-affective personality system theory about the role of situational cues, personality, and mindsets regarding the plasticity of one’s attributes in determining when this will occur and how the related dysfunctional dynamics may be mitigated. We draw on trait activation theory to describe how the interaction of situational cues, personality, and mindsets may trigger an array of cognitive-affective units within a cognitive-affective personality system that influence subjective and objective career outcomes. The contributions of this article are to offer the largely between-person careers literature a within-person account of when and why people experience subjective and objective career success as a function of their personalities, situational cues, prevailing mindsets, and career contexts. A theoretical account of how personality predicts subjective career outcomes more strongly than objective career outcomes is thereby provided. Our intent is to also extend trait activation theory by considering the cognitive and affective dynamics whereby personality traits and situational cues have their effects. The conditions under which mindsets are likely to shape career outcomes are outlined. Finally, implications for mindsets, personality, and career theory, research, and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Machiavellian Leader Effectiveness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna A. Genau ◽  
Gerhard Blickle ◽  
Nora Schütte ◽  
James A. Meurs
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Effectiveness ◽  
Political Skill ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Leader Effectiveness ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Activation Theory ◽  
Trait Activation ◽  
Trait Activation Theory

Abstract. Research on the effectiveness of Machiavellian leaders has found contradictory results. By linking socioanalytic and trait activation theory to the Machiavellianism and leadership literature, we argue that political skill may explain these findings by moderating the relation between Machiavellianism and leadership effectiveness. Using a multisource design and moderated mediation analyses with 153 leaders, 287 subordinates, and 153 superiors, we show that leaders who are both strongly politically skilled and high on Machiavellianism successfully enact transformational leadership, mediating improved leader effectiveness. However, when leader political skill is low, high Machiavellianism is negatively associated with (subordinate-rated) transformational leadership, resulting in lower leader effectiveness ratings by superiors. We discuss these results in light of current research on Machiavellianism in leadership and work contexts.

Why Won’t You Listen to Me? Measuring Receptiveness to Opposing Views

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 3069-3094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia A. Minson ◽  
Frances S. Chen ◽  
Catherine H. Tinsley
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Mind Wandering ◽  
Judgment And Decision Making ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Opposing Party ◽  
Report Measure

We develop an 18-item self-report measure of receptiveness to opposing views. Studies 1a and 1b present the four-factor scale and report measures of internal, convergent, and discriminant validity. In study 2, more receptive individuals chose to consume proportionally more information from U.S. senators representing the opposing party than from their own party. In study 3, more receptive individuals reported less mind wandering when viewing a speech with which they disagreed, relative to one with which they agreed. In study 4, more receptive individuals evaluated supporting and opposing policy arguments more impartially. In study 5, we find that voters who opposed Donald Trump but reported being more receptive at the time of the election were more likely to watch the inauguration, evaluate the content of the inauguration speech in a more even-handed manner, and select a more balanced portfolio of news outlets for later consumption than their less receptive counterparts. We discuss the scale as a tool to investigate the role of receptiveness for conflict, decision making, and collaboration. This paper was accepted by Elke Weber, judgment and decision making.

Psychometric properties of the Motivation for Solitude Scale–Short Form in a sample of South African adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-26
Author(s):  
Esmarilda S Dankaert ◽  
Tharina Guse ◽  
Casper JJ van Zyl
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
South African ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Best Fit

With expanding interest in the role of solitude in healthy psychological development during adolescence, there is a need for psychometrically sound solitude measures. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Motivation for Solitude Scale–Short Form by evaluating its internal consistency, factor structure, and convergent and discriminant validity using a group of South African adolescents ( n = 818). Results revealed satisfactory internal consistency for each of the two subscales, as well as good convergent and discriminant validity. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a two-factor higher order model as providing the best fit. The Motivation for Solitude Scale–Short Form seems to be a valid measure of motivation for solitude among South African adolescents and provides an avenue for further research on the role of solitude in adolescent well-being.

Contextual moderators for leadership potential based on trait activation theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 899-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gil Luria ◽  
Allon Kahana ◽  
Judith Goldenberg ◽  
Yair Noam
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Potential ◽  
Activation Theory ◽  
Trait Activation ◽  
Trait Activation Theory ◽  
Contextual Moderators

Convergent and Discriminant Validity of Assessment Center Dimensions: A Conceptual and Empirical Reexamination of the Assessment Center Construct-Related Validity Paradox

2000 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 813-835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winfred Arthur ◽  
David J. Woehr ◽  
Robyn Maldegen
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Generalizability Theory ◽  
Assessment Center ◽  
Total Variance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

This study notes that the lack of convergent and discriminant validity of assessment center ratings in the presence of content-related and criterion-related validity is paradoxical within a unitarian framework of validity. It also empirically demonstrates an application of generalizability theory to examining the convergent and discriminant validity of assessment center dimensional ratings. Generalizability analyses indicated that person, dimension, and person by dimension effects contribute large proportions of variance to the total variance in assessment center ratings. Alternately, exercise, rater, person by exercise, and dimension by exercise effects are shown to contribute little to the total variance. Correlational and confirmatory factor analyses results were consistent with the generalizability results. This provides strong evidence for the convergent and discriminant validity of the assessment center dimension ratings–a finding consistent with the conceptual underpinnings of the unitarian view of validity and inconsistent with previously reported results. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Gender Roles in the Relationship between Hijrah Intention, Satisfaction, and Islamic-Bank Customer Loyalty

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 2615-2634
Author(s):  
Eka Yudiana Fetria ◽  
Hadri Kusuma ◽  
Ibnu Qizam
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Islamic Bank ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to analyze the differences between gender roles and the influence of hijrah intention and satisfaction on customer loyalty in Islamic banks. The data was collected from the Indonesian Islamic bank customers using convenience sampling. A total of 360 out of 927 questionnaires were received and sent back online. The hypothesis was tested using Structural Equation Model (SEM) with Smart-PLS. The variable indicators of interest were reflective and adapted from some previous literature. Furthermore, the data had satisfied convergent and discriminant validity requirements. The results showed that the Islamic bank customer loyalty routes differ between men and women. Satisfaction encourages hijrah intention without directly affecting customer loyalty in males. However, satisfaction strongly determines loyalty rather than hijrah intention for women. In the full model, hijrah intention serves a stronger mediating role on the satisfaction and loyalty relationship than the mediating role of satisfaction on the hijrah intention-loyalty relationship.

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