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Is the validity of conscientiousness stable across time? Testing the role of trait bandwidth
Author(s) -
Harari Michael B.,
Naemi Bobby,
Viswesvaran Chockalingam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1111/joop.12241
Subject(s) - conscientiousness , psychology , trait , facet (psychology) , personality , big five personality traits , social psychology , computer science , extraversion and introversion , programming language
Although research into issues of conscientiousness bandwidth for personnel selection has compared global vs. facet validities using cross‐sectional designs, there has been an absence of longitudinal research. We provided the first empirical test of differential dynamicity between conscientiousness and its four facets across time, observing evidence suggesting dynamicity only for facets. Practitioner points We evaluated global and facet conscientiousness validities across four annual criterion measurement occasions. Facet validities were more likely to change across time as compared to global conscientiousness validities. Global conscientiousness can be incorporated into selection systems if one's goal is to predict performance across time.