How important is cognitive ability when adapting to changes? A meta-analysis of the performance adaptation literature

Stasielowicz, Lukasz

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110178

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“…It identifies post-traumatic growth as a factor promoting social and task-oriented adaptive performance, which is important considering that research linking post-traumatic growth to job performance facets was missing (Maitlis, 2012(Maitlis, , 2020. Furthermore, the strength of the relationship substantially exceeds the magnitude of correlations involving antecedences of adaptive performance that were meta-analytically examined in the past (Huang et al, 2014;Stasielowicz, 2019bStasielowicz, , 2020Woo et al, 2014). Besides, a negative relationship between posttraumatic stress and task-oriented adaptive performance was found in the current study.…”

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“…Hitherto, researchers have meta-analytically examined several predictors of adaptive performance in the general population: Big 5 or similar personality traits (Huang et al, 2014;Woo et al, 2014), goal orientation (Stasielowicz, 2019b), and cognitive ability (Stasielowicz, 2020). Considering that refugees typically face some additional challenges, it is possible that other personality aspects need to be considered when one is interested in promoting the successful integration of refugees into the labour market.…”

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Adaptive performance in refugees after trauma: how relevant are post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth?

Stasielowicz

2022

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PurposeWars can lead to massive migration waves, e.g. the Syrian Civil War that began in 2011 led to the European refugee crisis. Discussions about labour integration often accompany huge spikes in asylum applications. Since many refugees experience traumatic events, such as torture, health problems must be considered in the work context. Unfortunately, the relevance of the post-traumatic experiences of refugees to specific job performance facets has mainly been ignored. To close the research gap, a study with refugees living in Germany was conducted to examine to what extent trauma-related variables are relevant to performance variables.Design/methodology/approachThe relationship between post-traumatic stress (PTS), post-traumatic growth (PTG) and adaptive performance (social and task-oriented adaptive performance) was examined as, nowadays, many activities require dealing with changes (e.g. new colleagues, new technologies). Sixty-nine people met the inclusion criteria (e.g. refugee status, traumatic experiences) and completed the survey. Data were analysed using the Bayesian approach.FindingsBayesian analyses revealed that PTG might promote both social and task-oriented adaptive performance. In contrast, PTS was negatively related to task-oriented adaptive performance. Furthermore, there was no substantial evidence that PTG moderates the relationship between PTS and adaptive performance. Furthermore, there is preliminary evidence that refugees do not differ substantially from the general population with respect to social adaptive performance.Originality/valueThe present study demonstrates for the first time the relevance of post-traumatic experiences to the adaptive performance of refugees.

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Adaptive performance in refugees after trauma: how relevant are post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth?

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2022

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“…The strength of the relationship between post-traumatic growth and adaptive performance was considerably greater than in the case of adaptive performance predictors that were examined meta-analytically in the past, including Big Five personality traits, cognitive ability and goal orientation (Huang et al, 2014;Stasielowicz, 2019bStasielowicz, , 2020Woo et al, 2014). While further studies are needed to confirm that the relationship holds for different groups, such as refugees in other host countries or non-refugees who experienced trauma, current and previous findings could be used to stimulate interventions at work.…”

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“…Furthermore, while it may seem intuitive that objective measures of adaptive performance would be superior to supervisor ratings or standard self-reports, it is not necessarily the case. Assessing objective adaptive performance often involves long simulations that capture only particular aspects, for example, specific dimensions of task-oriented rather than social adaptive performance (Stasielowicz, 2020).…”

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Adaptive performance in refugees after trauma: How relevant are post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth?

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2022

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Wars can lead to massive migration waves, e.g., the Syrian Civil War that began in 2011 led to the European refugee crisis. Discussions about labour integration often accompany huge spikes in asylum applications. Since many refugees experience traumatic events, such as torture, health problems must be considered in the work context. Unfortunately, the relevance of the post-traumatic experiences of refugees to specific job performance facets has mainly been ignored. To close the research gap, a study with refugees living in Germany was conducted to examine to what extent trauma-related variables are relevant to performance variables. The relationship between post-traumatic stress (PTS), posttraumatic growth (PTG), and adaptive performance (social and task-oriented adaptive performance) was examined as, nowadays, many activities require dealing with changes (e.g., new colleagues, new technologies). 69 people met the inclusion criteria (e.g., refugee status, traumatic experiences) and completed the survey. Data were analysed using the Bayesian approach. Bayesian analyses revealed that PTG might promote both social and task-oriented adaptive performance. In contrast, PTS was negatively related to task-oriented adaptive performance. Furthermore, there was no substantial evidence that PTG moderates the relationship between PTS and adaptive performance. Furthermore, there is preliminary evidence that refugees do not differ substantially from the general population with respect to social adaptive performance. Present study demonstrates for the first time the relevance of post-traumatic experiences to the adaptive performance of refugees.

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“…They have to understand the instructions of the task that they have to perform, then they have to familiarize with the task goals, subsequently they have to come up with strategies on how to accomplish the task . GMA is often seen as an important predictor of job performance and of adaptive performance (Stasielowicz, 2020), however, there is also research showing a negative relation between GMA and performance ). Beilock and colleagues studied the influence of working memory on task performance in several experiments in which they manipulated work pressure or complexity of the task.…”

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How important is cognitive ability when adapting to changes? A meta-analysis of the performance adaptation literature

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Adaptive performance in refugees after trauma: how relevant are post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth?

Adaptive performance in refugees after trauma: how relevant are post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth?

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