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Introduction: General versus specific measures and the special case of core self‐evaluations
Author(s) -
Spector Paul E.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.762
Subject(s) - construct (python library) , chen , psychology , personality , order (exchange) , core (optical fiber) , point (geometry) , counterpoint , domain (mathematical analysis) , social psychology , computer science , economics , mathematics , paleontology , telecommunications , pedagogy , mathematical analysis , geometry , finance , biology , programming language
Summary This paper introduces a Journal of Organizational Behavior point/counterpoint exchange (this issue) that focuses on the appropriate level of aggregation primarily in the assessment of personality in general and core self‐evaluations (CSE) in particular. Gilad Chen reviews arguments for and against the higher‐order construct of CSE, offering a number of recommendations for strengthening it. Timothy Judge and John Kammeyer‐Mueller offer a defense of CSE, and then extend the discussion to the measurement of other constructs beyond the personality domain. Together these two papers provide important insights about the appropriate level of aggregation of individual measures, and situations in which higher‐order versus lower‐order measures might be preferred. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.