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(2018): Computer scoring of emotional awareness in a nonclinical population of young adults. In: Journal of Personality Assessment 100 (1), S. 107-115. DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2017.1282866
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2017.1282866 Abstract: The Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale (LEAS; Lane, Quinlan, Schwartz, Walker, & Zeitlin, 1990) is an open-ended measure of the ability to describe emotional reactions. Scoring the LEAS by hand is complex and time consuming (Barchard, Bajgar, Leaf, & Lane, 2010). Therefore, Program for Open-Ended Scoring (POES; Leaf & Barchard, 2010) was designed to score the LEAS quickly and easily. Using 268 undergraduates, this article compares traditional LEAS hand scoring to 6 POES methods, 2 of which are holistic methods that have never before been examined. Based on split-half reliability, correlations with measures of emotional and social intelligence, and partial correlations once response length and vocabulary were partialed out, we recommend 3 of the POES methods when testing nonclinical samples of young adults. Because POES scoring is fast and efficient, it allows more researchers and clinicians to use the LEAS, thus moving away from self-report measures of emotional awareness. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Awareness, College Students, computer scoring, Emerging Adulthood, Emotional awareness, emotional reactions, Emotional Responses, Emotionsforschung, Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale, psychometrics, Scoring (Testing), Social intelligence, Soziale Intelligenz, Statistical Reliability, Statistical Validity, Test Reliability, young adults -
(2018): Personalauswahl kompetent gestalten. Grundlagen und Praxis der Eignungsdiagnostik nach DIN 33430. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer
Abstract: Einführung in die DIN 33430 -- Anforderungsprofil, Verhaltensbeobachtung und Verhaltensbeurteilung -- Eignungsinterviews/direkte mündliche Befragungen -- Anforderungsanalyse, Verfahren der Eignungsbeurteilung sowie rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen -- Statistisch-methodische Grundlagen der Eignungsbeurteilung -- Evaluation der Eignungsbeurteilung Dieses anwendungsnahe Grundlagenbuch erläutert den Stand von Wissenschaft und Technik zum gesamten Prozess der Personalauswahl: von A wie Anforderungsanalyse bis Z wie Zuverlässigkeit. Dabei werden die gängigen Verfahren Assessment-Center, Interview, Fragebogen und Tests thematisiert. Die sowohl in der Wissenschaft als auch in der Praxis anerkannten Autorinnen und Autoren zeigen, wie die Personalauswahl gestaltet werden kann, damit die Prozesse dem Qualitätsanspruch der DIN 33430 genügen. Das Buch ist Grundlage der Prüfung zur Personenlizenzierung für berufsbezogene Eignungsbeurteilungen nach DIN 33430. Der Inhalt Grundlagen der Eignungsdiagnostik nach DIN 33430 einschließlich rechtlicher Rahmenbedingungen; Anforderungsanalysen und Kompetenzprofile, Assessment-Center-Übungen, Interviews, Fragebogen und Tests; Statistisch-methodische Grundlagen und Evaluation der Eignungsbeurteilung im Hinblick auf Erfolgskriterien, Prognosegüte und Nutzen Die Zielgruppen Personalverantwortliche und Studierende der Psychologie sowie der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Jura mit Schwerpunkt Personal Der Herausgeber Das Diagnostik- und Testkuratorium (DTK) ist ein von der „Föderation Deutscher Psychologenvereinigungen“ getragenes Gremium. Das DTK ist zuständig für alle Aspekte der Qualitätssicherung und Qualitätsoptimierung des diagnostischen Prozesses einschließlich der diagnostischen Verfahren
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(2018): Being respected by nurses: Measuring older patients' perceptions. In: International journal of older people nursing 13 (3). DOI: 10.1111/opn.12197
DOI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29701287 Abstract: AIM AND OBJECTIVE To investigate older patients' perceptions of respect in hospital nursing care and to test a newly developed instrument measuring the phenomenon. BACKGROUND Respect manifests itself in the older patient-nurse relationship in terms of nurses being with and doing for the patient. Empirical studies investigating respect from the older patients' perspective are rare. There is a need to maintain respectful behaviours and attitudes within hospital-based nursing practice. Furthermore, there is a lack of instruments measuring respect in the care provided by nurses. DESIGN AND METHODS A descriptive, cross-sectional explorative survey design was used. Data were collected between February and May 2016 by interviewing face-to-face 196 older patients in two hospitals in Finland. Respect was measured using the ReSpect scale (Parts A and B) developed for this study. Respect is based on the two dimensions of respect, nurses' Being with and Doing for patients. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods including the psychometric testing of the new instrument. RESULTS Older patients perceived respect in their care frequently and to a great extent, although there were also shortcomings. The findings highlight the need to improve respect to patients in care delivery by showing an interest in their views, acknowledging them positively and supporting their individual capacities. A two-factor structure of the ReSpect scale Part A and a four-factor structure of the Part B were confirmed. CONCLUSIONS Findings from this study suggest that older hospital patients perceived respect by nurses overall, but the area where there is the most room for improvement is that of listening and encouraging. The psychometric analysis demonstrated that the ReSpect scale shows promise in measuring respect. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The ReSpect scale could be a useful tool to measure respect, an important element of value-based health care.
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(2016): An introduction to the Moral Agency Scale. Individual differences in moral agency and their relationship to related moral constructs, free will, and blame attribution (PSYNDEXshort). In: Social Psychology 47 (6), S. 295-310
Abstract: The purpose of this research was to develop a psychometric measure of moral agency and explore its relationship with related moral constructs. Although our legal system, daily interactions with others, and most theories about moral psychology assume moral agency, few researchers have studied it, and there is no instrument devised to specifically measure it. Here, we present the Moral Agency Scale (MAS), a self-report instrument designed to assess the extent to which participants feel control over their moral choices. In Study 1, the MAS demonstrated strict factorial invariance; validity is further supported by its relations to similar constructs and reported volunteering behavior. In Study 2, MAS scores were associated with free will beliefs, moral disengagement, and judgments of moral blame. Results are discussed with reference to theory and future directions for research.
Keywords: agency, Attribution, Blame, Moral, Morality, psychometrics, Rating Scales, Self-Report, Sozialpsychologie, Test Construction, Volition 2015
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(2015): Moral identity: Identification and validation of moral traits.. In: Developmental Psychology: Journal of Iranian Psychologists 11 (44), S. 367-378
Abstract: In order to construct a moral identity scale primarily based on Aquino and Reed (2002) model, two pilot studies were conducted. The first study aimed to identify moral traits among college students. One hundred and twenty two students (56% females) participated in a free-listing task. The participants were asked to list characteristics that a moral person possessed. A content analysis of the traits based on five criteria (Hardy et al, 2011) resulted in 26 non-redundant traits. In order to obtain further evidence that these 26 traits had sufficient content validity, in a sample different from the first study 217 students (58% females) were asked to rate each trait using a scale ranging from 1(absolutely unnecessary) to 5 (absolutely necessary). The results indicated that 24 traits were judged to be above the midpoint of the scale. Investigating the results of females and males students led to identification of nine traits that had the highest ratings: polite, trustworthy, honest, self-respect, rational, loyal, fair, religious, and patient. These nine traits were considered as identity-invoking stimuli for constructing moral identity scale. The implications of the findings were discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)
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(2013): New findings about social intelligence. Development and application of the Magdeburg Test of Social Intelligence (MTSI). In: Journal of Individual Differences 34 (3), S. 119-137. DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001/a000106
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000106 Abstract: Social intelligence (SI) is an ability construct with a long history in scientific psychology which has yet to be clearly established. SI tests show low convergent validity and can hardly be distinguished from academic intelligence. This may be the result of conceptual ambiguity and a lack of reliable and valid performance tests that apply nonverbal stimuli. The Magdeburg Test of Social Intelligence (MTSI) is a new multimedia-based performance test battery relying on a potential-based concept of SI. It presently comprises subtests for social understanding, social memory, and social perception, each of which is measured with real auditory, video-based, pictorial, and verbal task material. It applies target scoring to the social understanding tasks. Two studies with 127 and 190 participants, respectively, examined the psychometric properties and construct validity of the MTSI. Discriminant construct validation was conducted with well-established academic intelligence and personality tests. The findings revealed satisfactory psychometric properties for nearly all of the 22 tasks. A general SI and a social perception factor were not substantiated. Social understanding was separate from academic intelligence, whereas social memory and social perception tasks showed systematic correlations with academic intelligence. The SI tasks were not systematically related to personality traits.
Keywords: Intelligence Measures, Intelligenztests, Magdeburg Test of Social Intelligence (MTSI), Measurement, Messung, MTSI & BIS-TEST & NEO-FFI, Personality Scales & Inventories, Persönlichkeitstests, psychometric properties, psychometrics, Psychometrie, Social Behavior, Sonstiges, Soziale Intelligenz, soziales Verhalten, subtests for social understanding & social memory & social perception, Test Construction, test construction & evaluation, Test Validity, Testen, Testing, Testkonstruktion, Testvalidität -
(2013): Can social intelligence be measured? Psychometric properties of the Tromsø Social Intelligence Scale—English Version. In: The Irish Journal of Psychology 34 (1), S. 1-12. DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2012.737758
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03033910.2012.737758 Abstract: Despite its intuitive appeal as a construct relevant to a number of psychological outcomes, adequate operationalisation of social intelligence has been problematic for researchers. This research aimed to extend the understanding of the measurement of social intelligence by investigating the psychometric properties of the English version of Tromsø Social Intelligence Scale by Silvera, Martinussen and Dahl. Factor analysis (N = 328; Maximum Likelihood with Promax rotation) revealed three clear factors that paralleled the original Norwegian measure: social skills, social information processing and social awareness. Construct validity was also examined (N = 116). As predicted, social intelligence was strongly and significantly related to political skill, emotional intelligence (EI) and empathy in both males and females. In addition, as predicted, there were weak relationships with social desirability; however, for males, there was no relationship between social intelligence and social desirability. Internal reliability was adequate to good, and temporal stability over a 2-week interval was excellent. It is concluded that the English version of the scale has sound psychometric properties, that the factor structure of the Tromsø Social Intelligence Scale is stable in the English version and that the relationships evident with political skill, EI and empathy suggest that the measure is successfully capturing the nature of social intelligence. While social intelligence remains a difficult construct to operationalise, consideration of the construct within a developing nomological network is indicated. The Tromsø Social Intelligence Scale—English Version may be a useful tool for researchers aiming to operationalise trait or typical social intelligence in an easy to administer, self-report format in English-speaking samples. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
2012
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(2012): Kultursensible Diagnostik in Forschung und Praxis. In: Psychotherapeut 57 (1), S. 22-28. DOI: 10.1007/s00278-011-0877-5
Abstract: Nearly one fifth of the German population are migrants of the first and second generation. Evidence-based knowledge about mental health of migrants, their health care needs and the actual mental health care situation of this population is limited. Psychometric instruments are helpful for the assessment of mental disorders. Although a culture-sensitive approach in diagnostics is necessary it is often neglected in research as well as in clinical practice. This article describes culture-specific and linguistic challenges and specifies specific communication problems. In most cases psychometric instruments are not developed simultaneously in different languages but are translated later on. After translation psychometric instruments should be culturally validated and adapted with respect to linguistic, cultural and metric equivalence. The article gives an overview about the different aspects of equivalence and explains these aspects on the example of the PHQ-9.
Keywords: bias, Culture, culture sensitive, DEPRESSION, Disziplin, GERMAN GENERAL-POPULATION, GUIDELINES, Kultur, Kultursensitivität am Beispiel von PHQ-9, Kulturtheorie, MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE, MENTAL-DISORDERS, MIGRANTS, Migration, Observablen/Kriterien für sozial angemessenes Verhalten und dessen Bewertung, Pathologie, PHQ-9, PRIMARY-CARE, Psychologie, psychometrics, Translation, Translations 2011
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(2011): Preliminary validation of the construct of trait social intelligence. In: Personality and Individual Differences 50 (6), S. 874-877. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.12.029
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.12.029 Abstract: Trait social intelligence (trait SI or trait social self-efficacy) refers to a constellation of social self-perceptions located at the lower levels of personality hierarchies. We present results from two studies testing the validity of this construct, operationalized via the Trait Social Intelligence Questionnaire (TSIQue). From a pool of 130 individuals, 15 high and 15 low trait SI scorers were selected to participate in two laboratory studies. In Study 1, high trait SI participants were significantly more accurate than their low trait SI peers in identifying facial expressions presented on a computer screen; in Study 2, they were significantly more likely to judge some form of apology as appropriate, following a social transgression described in a short vignette. The results provide preliminary support for the validity of the construct of trait SI and of the TSIQue as its operationalization vehicle. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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(2009): Testing a social-cognitive model of moral behavior. The interactive influence of situations and moral identity centrality. In: Journal of personality and social psychology 97 (1), S. 123-141. DOI: 10.1037/a0015406
DOI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19586244 Abstract: This article proposes and tests a social-cognitive framework for examining the joint influence of situational factors and the centrality of moral identity on moral intentions and behaviors. The authors hypothesized that if a situational factor increases the current accessibility of moral identity within the working self-concept, then it strengthens the motivation to act morally. In contrast, if a situational factor decreases the current accessibility of moral identity, then it weakens the motivation to act morally. The authors also expected the influence of situational factors to vary depending on the extent to which moral identity was central to a person's overall self-conception. Hypotheses derived from the framework were tested in 4 studies. The studies used recalling and reading a list of the Ten Commandments (Study 1), writing a story using morally laden terms (Study 4), and the presence of performance-based financial incentives (Studies 2 and 3) as situational factors. Participants' willingness to initiate a cause-related marketing program (Study 1), lie to a job candidate during a salary negotiation (Studies 2 and 3), and contribute to a public good (Study 4) were examined. Results provide strong support for the proposed framework. zitiert von: 551
Keywords: Adolescent, Cues, Culture, Decision Making, Female, Humans, Individuality, Intention, Internal-External Control, Male, Moral, Morals, Motivation, Personality Inventory/statistics & numerical data, Persönlichkeitspsychologie, psychometrics, Self Concept, Social Behavior, Social Environment, Social Perception, Sozialpsychologie, Students/psychology, Verhaltensforschung, Young Adult -
(2009): Die Intelligence and Development Scale Sozial-Emotionale Kompetenz (IDS-SEK). Psychometrische Eigenschaften eines Tests zur Erfassung sozial-emotionaler Fähigkeiten. In: Diagnostica 55 (4), S. 234-244. DOI: 10.1026/0012-1924.55.4.234
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924.55.4.234 Abstract: Tested psychometric properties of the Intelligence and Development Scales Sozial-Emotionale Kompetenz Skala (IDS-SEK). To address a lack of adequate measures for capturing the social-emotional abilities of children, the IDS-SEK was constructed. The test measures social-emotional abilities on the dimensions (1) Emotion Recognition (EE), (2) Emotion Regulation (ER), (3) Understanding of Social Situations (SV), and (4) Social-Operation Competence (SH). Results of studies conducted with 839 5- to 10-year-olds from Switzerland support the scale's construct and criterion validity. Comparisons (matched for age, sex, and intelligence quotient) of children without behavioural problems, with Asperger syndrome (n = 38), and with aggressive-behavioral problems (n = 57) provided additional proof of the scale's differentiation ability. It is concluded that the IDS-SEK is well suited to measure capabilities and deficits in the social-emotional domain in a multidimensional way and can be used as the basis of specific interventions.
Keywords: Aggressionsverhalten, Aggressive Behavior, Aspergers Syndrome, Asperger-Syndrom, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autismus-Spektrum-Störung, Developmental Scales & Schedules, emotion recognition, Emotional Regulation, Emotionen, Emotions, Emotionserkennung, Emotionsforschung, Emotionsregulation, Entwicklungstests, Personality Scales & Inventories, Persönlichkeitstests, psychometrics, Psychometrie, Psychosocial & Personality Development, Psychosoziale Entwicklung und Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, Social intelligence, Social Skills, Soziale Fertigkeiten, Soziale Intelligenz, Test Validity, Testvalidität, Verhaltensforschung 2008
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(2008): Theory and measurement of social intelligence as a cognitive performance construct.
Abstract: Examined social intelligence as a construct within the nomological network of existing human-ability constructs. Social intelligence is first discussed within a structural performance model that distinguishes between social understanding, social memory, social perception, and social creativity as the cognitive ability domains. This model also includes a hierarchal assumption in terms of a higher-order social-intelligence factor, and taxonomic considerations are applied that identify additional classificatory principles in definitions of social intelligence. Then, the development of a test battery to assess social intelligence in the operational ability domains (social understanding, social memory, and social perception) is presented. The multitrait-multimethod design included written and spoken language, pictures, and videos, and all tasks were systematically varied in terms of setting as well as number of people involved in situations. Thereafter, 2 empirical studies are presented that were conducted with 126 university students (mean age 21 years) and 182 adults (mean age 28 years), respectively. In both studies, participants completed the test battery of social intelligence, as well as German versions of the Berlin Intelligence Structure Test (BIS-Test), NEO-FFI, a simple reaction time task, a mouse speed task, Readspeed, the Social Behavior Questionnaire (FBS), and a biographical questionnaire. In addition, the participants in Study 2 completed a long-term memory task, an exhaustion questionnaire, the German version of the Social Emotional Intelligence Scale, an empathy questionnaire, the altruism scale of the German version of the FPI-R, and a depression questionnaire. The purpose of the studies was to examine the psychometric properties of social intelligence tasks and to examine construct validity of social intelligence. Results showed sufficient reliability, and a two-factor structural model of social intelligence was confirmed with correlated factors of social understanding and memory. No higher-order general social-intelligence factor was supported in Study 2. Social-intelligence factors were discernible from academic intelligence, whereas the social-memory factor correlated with BIS memory scores. Few gender effects were observed in both studies in favor of women. The results are discussed in regards to their consequences for the social-intelligence construct and the test approach as well as the underlying taxonomic considerations. Finally, considerations about test modifications and extensions are addressed.
Keywords: Academic Aptitude, BIS-TEST & NEO-FFI, cognitive ability, construct validity, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionale Intelligenz, Fähigkeit (Schule und Hochschule), Fragebögen, Intelligence, Intelligenz, Kognitive Fähigkeiten, Measurement, Messung, Modelle, MODELS, multitrait-multimethod, Personality Scales & Inventories, Personality Traits & Processes, Persönlichkeitseigenschaften und Persönlichkeitsprozesse, Persönlichkeitstests, psychometrics, Psychometrie, Questionnaires, social creativity, Social intelligence, social memory, Social Perception, Social Skills, social understanding, Soziale Fertigkeiten, Soziale Intelligenz, Soziale Wahrnehmung, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Testreliabilität, Testvalidität 2006
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(2006) : Messkonzepte sozialer Intelligenz - Literaturübersicht und Ausblick In: Schulze, Ralf; Freund, Alexander; Roberts, Richard D. (Hg.): Emotionale Intelligenz. Ein internationales Handbuch: Göttingen: Hogrefe, S. 213-234
Abstract: Beschrieben werden theoretische und empirische Ansätze zur sozialen Intelligenz. Strukturbefunde und Ergebnisse zur Validität des Konstrukts werden zusammenfassend dargestellt und entlang der angewandten Messkonzepte geordnet. Es wird gezeigt, dass die Ergebnisunterschiede zu einem beachtlichen Teil durch die Varianz der Messmethoden erklärt werden können, weshalb multimodal-multimethodale Designs zur Kontrolle dieser ungewollten Varianzquelle notwendig erscheinen. In einem weiteren Abschnitt werden die vorliegenden kognitiven Fähigkeitskonzepte in ein facettentheoretisches Rahmenmodell der sozialen Intelligenz integriert, das die vier Komponenten soziales Verständnis, soziales Gedächtnis, soziale Wahrnehmung und soziale Kreativität unterscheidet. Erste empirische Ergebnisse werden berichtet, die das Modell unterstützen. Abschließend werden einige konzeptuelle und methodische Gesichtspunkte diskutiert, die für künftige Studien bedeutsam erscheinen: Die Notwendigkeit, die intendierten Konstrukte und die korrespondierenden Aufgabenanforderungen genau zu spezifizieren und präzise zu fassen, die Konstruktion von Testinstrumenten, die die Breite der intendierten Konstrukte adäquat repräsentieren sowie eine angemessene Validierungsstrategie, die neben der Prüfung von Konstrukt-Validität und prädiktiver Validität auch augenscheinlich verwandte Konstrukte wie die emotionale Intelligenz (EI) berücksichtigt.
Keywords: ABILITY, Emotional Intelligence, Emotionale Intelligenz, Fähigkeit, Emotionsforschung, Intelligence, Intelligenz, Measurement, Messung, Personality Traits & Processes, Persönlichkeitseigenschaften und Persönlichkeitsprozesse, Psychological Theories, Psychologische Theorien, psychometrics, Psychometrie, Soziale Intelligenz 2005
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(2005) : Social intelligence - A review and critical disucssion of measurement concepts In: Schulze, Ralf; Roberts, Richard D. (Hg.): Emotional intelligence. An international handbook: Toronto: Hogrefe, S. 203-230
Abstract: Provides a description of theoretical and empirical approaches to sketch the nature and scope of the social intelligence construct. Detailed attention is given to the empirical investigations of the structure and validity of this construct. Research designs and outcomes of these studies are described along with a classification of the measurement procedures affecting the validity of the studies. The considerations support the assumption that method-related variance can explain a substantial part of the results. Therefore, the application of multitrait-multimethod designs to control for this bias is suggested. In addition, past theoretical and empirical accounts are integrated into a performance model of social intelligence with the main focus on the cognitive facets of the construct: social understanding, social memory, social perception, and social creativity. Some empirical data are provided that supports this model. The chapter concludes by discussing important conceptual and measurement issues for future research: the importance of thoroughly specifying the intended measurement construct and the corresponding task requirements, the construction of tests that reflect the real-life significance of the construct, and a well-considered validation strategy (construct and predictive validity) that also takes related constructs like emotional intelligence into account.
Keywords: ABILITY, Emotionsforschung, Fähigkeit, Individuelle Unterschiede, Individual Differences, Intelligence, Intelligenz, Measurement, Messung, Personality Traits & Processes, Persönlichkeitseigenschaften und Persönlichkeitsprozesse, Psychological Theories, Psychologische Theorien, psychometrics, Psychometrie, Review, Soziale Intelligenz 2001
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(2001): On the dimensionality of organizational justice: A construct validation of a measure. In: Journal of Applied Psychology 86 (3), S. 386-400. DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.86.3.386
DOI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11419799 Abstract: This study explores the dimensionality of organizational justice and provides evidence of construct validity for a new justice measure. Items for this measure were generated by strictly following the seminal works in the justice literature. The measure was then validated in 2 separate studies. Study 1 occurred in a university setting, and Study 2 occurred in a field setting using employees in an automobile parts manufacturing company. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a 4-factor structure to the measure, with distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and informational justice as distinct dimensions. This solution fit the data significantly better than a 2- or 3-factor solution using larger interactional or procedural dimensions. Structural equation modeling also demonstrated predictive validity for the justice dimensions on important outcomes, including leader evaluation, rule compliance, commitment, and helping behavior.
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(2001): Blirtatiousness. Cognitive, behavioral, and physiological consequences of rapid responding. In: Journal of personality and social psychology 81 (6), S. 1160-1175. DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.81.6.1160
Abstract: The Brief Loquaciousness and Interpersonal Responsiveness Test (BLIRT) measures the extent to which people respond to others quickly and effusively. The BLIRT displays desirable psychometric properties and distinguishes people who should theoretically score high (e.g., car salespersons) from those who should score low (e.g., librarians). Scores on the scale predict (a) the amount and rapidity of people's verbal responses in an unstructured interaction, (b) how likable and competent people's classmates perceive them to be early in the semester, (c) how quickly people respond to an obnoxious cell-phone user and how physiologically aroused they become, and (d) how quickly and emphatically people respond to a series of personal insults as well as their degree of physiological arousal. Converging evidence indicates that blirtatiousness is unique in its ability to amplify people's qualities, making these qualities more readily observable to perceivers.
Keywords: BLIRT, Brief Loquaciousness and Interpersonal Responsiveness Test (BLIRT), degree of acquaintance, Gestik/Mimik, Observablen/Kriterien für sozial angemessenes Verhalten und dessen Bewertung, Psychologie, psychometrics, Reaktionsschnelligkeit, response, responsiveness, Sprache, Sprachverstehen, Status / biologische Marker, SV
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