The influence of personality type, social comparison information, and different rating settings on the accuracy and leniency of self-ratings

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dc.contributor.authorBodo, Bethany J.en
dc.contributor.committeechairHauenstein, Neil M. A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFoti, Roseanne J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGustafson, Sigrid B.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:29:13Zen
dc.date.adate2009-02-13en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:29:13Zen
dc.date.issued1996-04-19en
dc.date.rdate2009-02-13en
dc.date.sdate2009-02-13en
dc.description.abstractSelf-ratings of work performance have been investigated by researchers for a number of years. Previous research has shown that self-ratings are often lenient, inaccurate, and lack convergence with other performance measures. However, self-ratings are less likely to produce a halo effect when compared to other performance appraisal measures. Further, it has been suggested that the inclusion of self-ratings may decrease an employee's defensiveness in the appraisal system. The current study investigated boundary conditions (Type A / B personality type, social comparison information, and public / private rating settings) that might facilitate more accurate, and less lenient self-ratings. Limited support was found for the research hypotheses. A number of theoretical and empirical explanations can be offered to interpret the findings.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvii, 148 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-02132009-171859en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132009-171859/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/41062en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1996.B636.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 34923208en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcomparisonen
dc.subjectself-ratingsen
dc.subjectaccuracyen
dc.subjectleniencyen
dc.subjectpersonalityen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1996.B636en
dc.titleThe influence of personality type, social comparison information, and different rating settings on the accuracy and leniency of self-ratingsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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