The role of intellectual abilities and personality characteristics in determining success in higher-level positions

Baehr, Melany E.; Orban, Joseph A.

doi:10.1016/0001-8791(89)90030-4

Cited by 15 publications

(8 citation statements)

References 18 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…It is also reasonable to suggest that test-taking dispositions may show incremental validity as a predictor used in conjunction with an ability test to predict performance. This assumption is based on recent findings that personality traits show incremental validity in the prediction of job performance, (e.g., Baehr & Orban, 1989;Day & Silverman, 1989;McHenry, Hough, Toquam, Hanson, & Ashworth, 1990). Test-taking dispositions and motivation may be correlated with stable person-ality traits.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Test-taking dispositions: A missing link?

Schmit

Ryan

1992

Journal of Applied Psychology

131

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Test-taking dispositions and motivation have been proposed as moderators of employment test validity. In a simulated, multiorganization employment system, scores on the Test Attitude Survey (TAS) were found to moderate the validities of both an ability and a personality test used to predict a performance criterion. The criterion-related validity of the personality test was found to be higher for a subsample with less positive test-taking motivation than for a subsample with higher test-taking motivation. An opposite effect was found among the subgroups for the ability test. Range restriction and the predictability of individuals with high and low test-taking dispositions were examined as explanations for the findings. Practice and negative feedback effects on test-taking motivation and dispositions were assessed. Implications for examining predictive versus concurrent validation designs are discussed.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This assumption is based on recent findings that personality traits show incremental validity in the prediction of job performance. (e.g., Baehr & Orban, 1989; Day & Silverman, 1989; McHenry, Hough, Toquam, Hanson, & Ashworth, 1990). Test-taking dispositions and motivation may be correlated with stable personality traits.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Test-taking dispositions: A missing link?

Schmit

Ryan

1992

Journal of Applied Psychology

131

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In a somewhat different vein, a series of studies (Baehr & Orban, 1989;Barak, Librowsky, & Shiloh, 1989;Lapan, Boggs, & Morrill, 1989;Lent, Larkin, & Brown, 1989;Lopez, 1989;Neimeyer, Brown, Metzler, Hagans, & Tanguy, 1989;Smart, 1989) examined the development of vocational interests and personality. Barak et a1.…”

Section: Finding a Vocational Directionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In a study very similar to Lent et al, Lapan et al (1989) found a science and technical interest factor that was mediated by mathematics self-efficacy and high school mathematics preparation. A study by Baehr and Orban (1989) found that although cognitive ability was an important predictor of current earnings, personality measures contributed variance over and above that contributed by cognitive ability alone. Neimeyer et al (1989), in an extension of a series of previous studies on the differentiation and integration of cognitive vocational structures, replicated the finding that women were less differentiated (vocational cognitive complexity) than men, even though their level of integration was generally higher than that of men.…”

Section: Finding a Vocational Directionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Annual Review: Practice and Research in Career Counseling and Development, 1989

Spokane

Hawks

1990

The Career Development Quart

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In writing this review, we asked ourselves what novel cut of the 1989 career literature we might make. Several earlier reviews were cleverly organized using the structure inherent in the research and theoretical literature published during the review period (Fitzgerald & Rounds, 1989;Savickas, 1989a). Other reviews selected articles for inclusion based on methodological rigor, author preference, or preponderance in number. We believed that it was possible to organize a selective review based upon counselor practice and to highlight any discrepancies between what counselors actually do and the topical coverage in the career literature.Thus, our organization reflects our belief that an analysis of counselor practices would produce a different representation of the state of our field than would the standard literary analysis. The title also underscores Myers's (1986) assertion that advances in career counseling sometimes proceed from the practitioner to the researcher or Arnold R.

show abstract

“…Yeager and Brenner (1994) note and document the reasons for continued heavy reliance on the interview as a critical means for decision making in executive selection despite the fact that paper-and-pencil tests used in assessment abound. Baehr’s (1992) critical review of the problems associated with both interviews and testing offers further complementary material to their discussion.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%