Exploring the handshake in employment interviews

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Stewart, Greg L.; Dustin, Susan L.; Barrick, Murray R.; Darnold, Todd C.
• 署名单位: University of Iowa; Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Creighton University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.5.1139
• 发表日期: 2008
• 页码: 1139-1146
• 关键词: handshake; employment interviews; First impressions

摘要

The authors examined how an applicant's handshake influences hiring recommendations formed during the employment interview. A sample of 98 undergraduate students provided personality measures and participated in mock interviews during which the students received ratings of employment suitability. Five trained raters independently evaluated the quality of the handshake for each participant. Quality of handshake was related to interviewer hiring recommendations. Path analysis supported the handshake as mediating the effect of applicant extraversion on interviewer hiring recommendations, even after controlling for differences in candidate physical appearance and dress. Although women received lower ratings for the handshake, they did not on average receive lower assessments of employment suitability. Exploratory analysis suggested that the relationship between a firm handshake and interview ratings may be stronger for women than for men.