Coefficient alpha (Cronbach, 1951) is certainly one of the most important and pervasive statistics in research involving test construction use. A review Social Sciences Citations Index for literature from 1966 to 1990 revealed that Cronbach's (1951) article had been cited approximately 60 times per year a total 278 different journals. In addition areas psychology which may expect see used, such as educational, industrial, social, clinical, child, community, abnormal psychology, this list...

Tests for experiments with matched groups or repeated measures designs use error terms that involve the correlation between as well variance of data. The larger measures, smaller and test statistic. If an effect size is computed from statistic without taking into account, will be overestimated . Procedures computing appropriately are discussed. purpose this article to address issues arise when meta-analyses conducted on designs. It should made clear at outset although pertains metaanalyses...

The concomitant proliferation of causal modeling and hypotheses multiplicative effects has brought about a tremendous need for procedures that allow the testing moderated structural equation models (MSEMs). seminal work Kenny Judd Hayduk been drawn on by several authors in past 10 years, thus producing such tests. Yet, utilization MSEMs empirical research quite rare. purposes this article are twofold. First, discuss general issues with respect to multivariate normality, indicators latent...

Replication is an essential part of any science, confirming or adjusting our understanding the world through repeated exploration a phenomenon interest. While there has been increased interest in role replication studies, also exists skepticism regarding need for more replication. Our empirical analysis 406 recent studies that use term “replication” suggests this criticism stems from lack appreciation different forms can take, prevalence (or thereof) many these forms, and objectives are met...

Moderated Hierarchical Multiple Regression (MHMR) is typically used to test for the presence of interactions. When an interaction term composed correlated variables, linearity and additivity become confounded. The result this confounding that in MHMR may be statistically significant only because its overlap with unmeasured nonlinear terms. I recommend squared terms as covariates such situations show resulting loss power respect significance limited associated degrees freedom therefore...

Abstract Although cognitive ability and conscientiousness have been found to predict work-related performance, less is known about whether when certain mediating variables help explain these relationships. This study examined meta-analytically self-efficacy mediates the ability-performance conscientiousness-performance relationships, task complexity moderates extent which Results indicated that positively relate self-efficacy, but magnitude of relationships varies with complexity....

Recent research has suggested that scores on measures of cognitive ability, Conscientiousness, and interview are positively correlated with job performance. There remains, however, a question incremental validity: To what extent do interviews predict above beyond ability Conscientiousness? This was addressed in this paper by (a) conducting meta‐analyses the relationships among interviews, (b) combining these results predictive validity from previous to form “meta‐correlation matrix”...

Advances in data science, such as mining, visualization, and machine learning, are extremely well-suited to address numerous questions the organizational sciences given explosion of available data. Despite these opportunities, few scholars our field have discussed specific ways which lens science should be brought bear on topic big data's reciprocal impact science. The purpose this paper is provide an overview phenomenon its potential for impacting both positive negative ways. We identifying...

The central premise of this article is that organizations have social and economic interests in building policies practices support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered (LGBT) workers. This argument based on empirical evidence (a) LGBT workers continue to face discrimination at work from which they are not protected under federal law, (b) has negative consequences for individual's mental physical health, reasoning (c) share responsibility the good communities operate. We offer practical...

The psychometric soundness of measures has been a central concern articles published in the Journal Applied Psychology (JAP) since inception journal. At same time, it isn't clear that investigators and reviewers prioritize to degree would allow one have sufficient confidence conclusions regarding constructs. purposes present article are (a) examine current scale development evaluation practices JAP; (b) compare these recommended practices, previous other journals; (c) use comparisons make...

This study empirically examined the statistical and methodological issues raised in reviewing process to determine what “gatekeepers” of literature, reviewers editors, really say about methodology when making decisions accept or reject manuscripts. Three hundred four editors’ reviewers’ letters for 69 manuscripts submitted Journal Business Psychology were qualitatively coded using an iterative approach. Systematic coding generated 267 codes from 1,751 statements that identified common errors...

Usage of models integrating mediation and moderation is on the rise in organizational sciences. While are fairly well understood by themselves, additional complexities emerge when combining them. Some guidance exists regarding empirical testing such models, but this widely misunderstood. Furthermore, very little theoretical justification models. This article offers a checklist recommendations for presentation, justification, compares these to what actually being done via review papers...

There has been much recent attention given to the problems involved with traditional approach null hypothesis significance testing (NHST). Many have suggested that, perhaps, NHST should be abandoned altogether in favor of other bases for conclusions such as confidence intervals and effect size estimates (e.g., Schmidt, 1996). The purposes this article are (a) review function that data analysis is supposed serve social sciences, (b) examine ways which these functions performed by NHST, (c)...

The purpose of this article is to review current practices with respect detection and estimation moderators in meta-analysis develop recommendations that are driven by the results previous research. first was accomplished through a meta-analyses published Journal Applied Psychology from 1978 1997. Results show, first, both execution reporting searches for highly variable and, second, findings relevant (e.g., percentage variance attributable artifacts, SDρ, etc.) often inconsistent what has...

Rational and empirical linkages were formed between the “Big Five” personality factors two inventories: Inwald Personality Inventory (IPI), which is a inventory designed especially for use in selection of corrections officers, Minnesota Multiphasic (MMPI). A criterion‐related validation study was then conducted to assess validity these measures Big Five predicting various police performance. Results indicated that while both inventories provided adequate Neuroticism, Extraversion,...

The authors examined the role of employee conscientiousness as a moderator relationships between psychological contract breach and behavioral attitudinal reactions to breach. They collected data from 106 newly hired employees within 1st month employment (Time 1), 3 months later 2), 8 after Time 1 3) observe progression through development, breach, reaction. Results suggest that is significant for 4 5 breach-employee reaction (turnover intentions, organizational loyalty, job satisfaction, 2...

In light of the prevalent experience, theoretical importance, and underexamination intersection pregnancy work, current study explores how pregnant employees manage their concealable stigmatized identities at work over course pregnancy. Using a weekly survey methodology, we were able to examine within-person changes in identity management physical health. Results suggested reciprocal relationship between revealing health wherein led more frequent symptoms decreased revealing. Furthermore,...

In light of renewed debate regarding publication rigor and ethics, this commentary raises questions about the subjectivity peer review process. We argue that same biases organizational scientists consider as topics our research—such confirmation bias, negative anchoring adjustment, overconfidence social dynamics—may infect scholarship addition to these general phenomena, we examine subtle may be unique or exacerbated within diversity management scholarship. describe theoretical basis such...