Journal article
General mental ability moderates the link between confidence and integrity test scores
Personality and Individual Differences, Vol.123, pp.94-99
2018
Abstract
The present study examined whether general mental ability (GMA) moderated the link between confidence and integrity test scores. Participants were 477 Australian adults who completed an online survey that gauged GMA, confidence in the accuracy of responses to GMA items, and the Hilson Safety/Security Risk Inventory as a measure of integrity. Results indicated that confidence was a negative predictor of both Safety Risk and Lack of Hostility/Anger Control. An interaction effect was also found in that overconfident individuals (i.e., low GMA and high confidence) were less likely to report more aggression and hostility on the job. The implications of the findings are discussed.
Details
- Title
- General mental ability moderates the link between confidence and integrity test scores
- Authors/Creators
- M.L. Cunningham (Author/Creator)H. Douglas (Author/Creator)S. Boag (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Personality and Individual Differences, Vol.123, pp.94-99
- Publisher
- Pergamon
- Identifiers
- 991005542470507891
- Copyright
- © 2017 Elsevier Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology and Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 6 Social Sciences
- 6.73 Social Psychology
- 6.73.1166 Personality Assessment
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- Psychology, Social
- ESI research areas
- Psychiatry/Psychology