VALIDITY OF OBSERVER RATINGS OF THE BIG 5 PERSONALITY-FACTORS

被引:232
作者
MOUNT, MK [1 ]
BARRICK, MR [1 ]
STRAUSS, JP [1 ]
机构
[1] AUGUSTANA COLL,DEPT BUSINESS ADM,ROCK ISL,IL
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10.1037/0021-9010.79.2.272
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B849 [应用心理学];
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040203 ;
摘要
The authors examined the validity of observer ratings (supervisor, coworker, and customer) and self-ratings of personality measures. Results based on a sample of 105 sales representatives supported the 2 hypotheses tested. First, supervisor, coworker, and customer ratings of the 2 job-relevant personality dimensions-conscientiousness and extraversion-were valid predictors of performance ratings, and the magnitude of the validities were at least as large as for self-ratings. Second, supervisor, coworker, and customer ratings accounted for significant variance in the criterion measure beyond self-ratings alone for the relevant dimensions. Overall, the results suggest that validities of personality measures based on self-assessments alone may underestimate the true validity of personality constructs.
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