Is the validity of conscientiousness stable across time? Testing the role of trait bandwidth. Issue 1 (8th October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Harari, Michael B.; Naemi, Bobby; Viswesvaran, Chockalingam
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and organizational psychology. Volume 92:Issue 1(2019:Mar.)
• Page Start: 212
• Page End: 220
• Publication Date: 2018-10-08
• Subjects: conscientiousness -- criterion‐related validity -- dynamic validities -- Five Factor Model -- personnel selection; Psychology, Industrial -- Periodicals; Psychology, Applied -- Periodicals; Personnel management -- Periodicals; 158.705
• DOI: 10.1111/joop.12241
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0963-1798

Abstract

Abstract : Although research into issues of conscientiousness bandwidth for personnel selection has compared global vs. facet validities using cross‐sectional designs, there has been an absence of longitudinal research. We provided the first empirical test of differential dynamicity between conscientiousness and its four facets across time, observing evidence suggesting dynamicity only for facets. Practitioner points: We evaluated global and facet conscientiousness validities across four annual criterion measurement occasions. Facet validities were more likely to change across time as compared to global conscientiousness validities. Global conscientiousness can be incorporated into selection systems if one's goal is to predict performance across time.