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EFFECTS OF SELF‐ESTEEM ON LENIENCY BIAS IN SELF‐REPORTS OF PERFORMANCE: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL ANALYSIS
Author(s) -
FARH JIINGLIH,
DOBBINS GREGORY H.
Publication year - 1989
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.1744-6570.1989.tb00677.x
Subject(s) - psychology , self esteem , structural equation modeling , consistency (knowledge bases) , social psychology , econometrics , statistics , mathematics , geometry
This study used structural equation model analysis to examine the relationship between self‐esteem and leniency bias in self‐reports of performance. The results showed that consistent with the prediction of consistency theory (e.g., Korman, 1970), leniency bias was positively correlated with self‐esteem. The results also suggest that the relationship between self‐esteem and leniency bias was more positive when self‐ratings were made on ambiguous performance dimensions rather than on less ambiguous dimensions. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.