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Wiernik BM, Ones DS, Marlin BM, Giordano C, Dilchert S, Mercado BK, Stanek KC, Birkland A, Wang Y, Ellis B, Yazar Y, Kostal JW, Kumar S, Hnat T, Ertin E, Sano A, Ganesan DK, Choudhoury T, al’Absi M. Using Mobile Sensors to Study Personality Dynamics. European Journal of Psychological Assessment 2020. [DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Abstract. Research interest in personality dynamics over time is rapidly growing. Passive personality assessment via mobile sensors offers an intriguing new approach for measuring a wide variety of personality dynamics. In this paper, we address the possibility of integrating sensor-based assessments to enhance personality dynamics research. We consider a variety of research designs that can incorporate sensor-based measures and address pitfalls and limitations in terms of psychometrics and practical implementation. We also consider analytic challenges related to data quality and model evaluation that researchers must address when applying machine learning methods to translate sensor data into composite personality assessments.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Deniz S. Ones
- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MS, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Management, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University, OH, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MS, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, Medical School, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN, USA
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The protean/boundaryless career concepts refer to people becoming more self-directed and flexible in managing their careers in response to societal shifts in work arrangements. A sizable literature has emerged on protean/boundaryless career orientations/preferences (PBCO). Questions remain, however, about the structure of PBCO and whether they predict important criteria. The PBCO literature is largely disconnected from broader individual-level career research, making it unclear how PBCO intersect with career models based on other characteristics. We address these questions by systematically reviewing/meta-analyzing PBCO research. On the basis of 135 demographically/occupationally diverse samples from 35 countries (45,288 individuals), we find no support for traditional distinctions between protean and boundaryless orientations-protean self-directed, protean values-driven, and boundaryless psychological mobility all load onto a single general factor, labeled proactive career orientation, and are only weakly related to boundaryless physical mobility preferences. We also find that PBCO predict career self-management behaviors and career satisfaction but are less related to non-career-focused attitudes, objective success, or physical mobility behavior. PBCO are strongly related to proactivity-related and self-efficacy personality traits. We use these findings to propose an integrative model for how PBCO and other dispositions mutually influence career behavior. We discuss when PBCO may have advantages over broad traits for understanding careers, implications for counseling practice, and directions for future research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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Dahlke JA, Kostal JW, Sackett PR, Kuncel NR. Changing abilities vs. changing tasks: Examining validity degradation with test scores and college performance criteria both assessed longitudinally. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 103:980-1000. [PMID: 29723000 DOI: 10.1037/apl0000316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We explore potential explanations for validity degradation using a unique predictive validation data set containing up to four consecutive years of high school students' cognitive test scores and four complete years of those students' college grades. This data set permits analyses that disentangle the effects of predictor-score age and timing of criterion measurements on validity degradation. We investigate the extent to which validity degradation is explained by criterion dynamism versus the limited shelf-life of ability scores. We also explore whether validity degradation is attributable to fluctuations in criterion variability over time and/or GPA contamination from individual differences in course-taking patterns. Analyses of multiyear predictor data suggest that changes to the determinants of performance over time have much stronger effects on validity degradation than does the shelf-life of cognitive test scores. The age of predictor scores had only a modest relationship with criterion-related validity when the criterion measurement occasion was held constant. Practical implications and recommendations for future research are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
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Wilmot MP, Kostal JW, Stillwell D, Kosinski M. Using Item Response Theory to Develop Measures of Acquisitive and Protective Self-Monitoring From the Original Self-Monitoring Scale. Assessment 2015; 24:677-691. [PMID: 26603117 DOI: 10.1177/1073191115615213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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For the past 40 years, the conventional univariate model of self-monitoring has reigned as the dominant interpretative paradigm in the literature. However, recent findings associated with an alternative bivariate model challenge the conventional paradigm. In this study, item response theory is used to develop measures of the bivariate model of acquisitive and protective self-monitoring using original Self-Monitoring Scale (SMS) items, and data from two large, nonstudent samples ( Ns = 13,563 and 709). Results indicate that the new acquisitive (six-item) and protective (seven-item) self-monitoring scales are reliable, unbiased in terms of gender and age, and demonstrate theoretically consistent relations to measures of personality traits and cognitive ability. Additionally, by virtue of using original SMS items, previously collected responses can be reanalyzed in accordance with the alternative bivariate model. Recommendations for the reanalysis of archival SMS data, as well as directions for future research, are provided.
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