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Applicant Perceptions of Test Fairness: Integrating Justice and Self‐Serving Bias Perspectives
Author(s) -
Chan David,
Scmitt Neal,
Jennings Danielle,
Clause Catherine S.,
Delbridge Kerry
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2389.00094
Subject(s) - psychology , perception , test (biology) , perspective (graphical) , social psychology , economic justice , structural equation modeling , relevance (law) , position (finance) , procedural justice , applied psychology , political science , business , computer science , paleontology , finance , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , machine learning , law , biology
The justice perspective is the current dominant framework for research on applicant perceptions of test fairness. Recently, an emerging perspective suggests that self‐serving bias mechanisms may be operative in the development of test fairness perceptions. Using data from 494 actual applicants to an entry‐level State Police Trooper position, this study integrates both the justice and self‐serving bias perspectives to achieve a better understanding of test fairness perceptions. Results from structural equation modeling show that perceived job‐relevance affects perceived fairness. In addition, test performance affects both perceptions indirectly through perceived performance.