Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
12-2001
Abstract
This study addresses 3 questions regarding assessment center construct validity: (a) Are assessment center ratings best thought of is reflecting dimension constructs (dimension model). exercises (exercise model). or a combination? (b) To what extent do dimensions or exercises account for variance? (c) Which design characteristics increase dimension variance? To this end, a large set of multitrait-multimethod studies (N = 34) were analyzed, showing that assessment center ratings were best represented (i.e., in terms of fit and admissible solutions) by a model with correlated dimensions and exercises specified a correlated uniquenesses. In this model, dimension variance equals exercise variance. Significantly more dimension variance was found when fewer dimensions were used and when assessors were psychologists. Use of behavioral checklists, a lower dimension-exercise ratio. and similar exercises also increased dimension variance.
Keywords
assessment center, personnel selection
Discipline
Human Resources Management | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Journal of Applied Psychology
Volume
86
Issue
6
First Page
1202
Last Page
1222
ISSN
0021-9010
Identifier
10.1037/0021-9010.86.6.1202
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Citation
LIEVENS, Filip and CONWAY, James M..
Dimension and exercise variance in assessment center scores: A large-scale evaluation of multitrait-multimethod studies. (2001). Journal of Applied Psychology. 86, (6), 1202-1222.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5622
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.86.6.1202
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