VALIDITY GENERALIZATION IN THE CONTEXT OF SITUATIONAL MODELS

成果类型:
Article
署名作者:
JAMES, LR; MULAIK, SA; DEMAREE, RG; LADD, RT
署名单位:
University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; Texas Christian University
刊物名称:
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN/ISSBN:
0021-9010
DOI:
10.1037/0021-9010.77.1.3
发表日期:
1992
页码:
3-14
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摘要:
A primary objective of validity generalization (VG) analysis is to decompose the between-situation variance in validities into (a) variance attributable to between-situation differences in statistical artifacts and (b) variance attributable to between-situation differences in (unidentified) situational moderators. This process is based on the assumption that the effects of statistical artifacts on validities are independent of the effects of situational moderators on validities. The present article seeks to question the independence assumption by theoretically integrating situational variables into the VG estimation process. It is shown that the independence assumption may be untenable because at least one artifact-criterion reliability-is a function of, rather than independent of, the situational variables that moderate validities. An alternative approach to VG analysis is recommended. This approach rests heavily on proactive research designs in which potential situational moderators are included in the generalizability analysis.
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