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PREDICTING JOB PERFORMANCE OF YOUTH TRAINEES UNDER A JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT PROGRAM (JTPA): CRITERION VALIDATION OF A BEHAVIOR‐BASED MEASURE OF WORK MATURITY
Author(s) -
LOVE KEVIN G.,
O'HARA KIRK
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1987.tb00606.x
Subject(s) - maturity (psychological) , psychology , job performance , work (physics) , general partnership , construct (python library) , applied psychology , job analysis , job satisfaction , capability maturity model , social psychology , developmental psychology , computer science , mechanical engineering , finance , economics , engineering , programming language , software
Current concepts of the construct of work maturity have focused on a cognitive developmental perspective. This study demonstrates the criterion‐related validity of a behavior‐based measure of work maturity. The work‐maturity levels of 142 youth enrollees in a job training program sponsored by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) were measured using a locally relevant, behavior‐based instrument. Through factor and linear regression analyses, the construct of work maturity was defined and related to later job performance. Two work‐maturity factors (Time Consciousness and Sociability) were found to predict a weighted composite criterion composed of ten job performance dimensions. In addition, the ability of individual dimensions to predict job performance was also examined. Future studies of work maturity that combine cognitive and behavioral measures are suggested.