Validation of a performance measure of broad interpersonal accuracy

Dael, Nele; Schlegel, Katja; Weaver, Adele E.; Ruben, Mollie A.; Schmid Mast, Marianne (2022). Validation of a performance measure of broad interpersonal accuracy. Journal of research in personality, 97, p. 104182. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jrp.2021.104182

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Accurately reading others’ emotions, personality, intentions etc. (interpersonal accuracy, IPA) is crucial to successful interpersonal interactions. However, most existing tests to measure IPA focus on people’s ability to recognize emotions and do not specifically target the workplace. The newly developed WIPS (Workplace Interpersonal Perception Skill) test assesses multiple aspects of interpersonal accuracy using brief video segments for which test-takers are asked to assess personality, intentions, future social behavior, thoughts, situational affect and social attributes of the targets in the video. Different criteria such as actual behavior shown were used to establish the correct answers in multiple-choice questions. Seven studies that subsequently tested the psychometric properties of a large item pool in English, French, and German are presented. The WIPS is unidimensional, shows acceptable internal consistency, and correlates in expected ways with emotion recognition, personality judgment accuracy, and a variety of other measures. Higher WIPS scores also predicted membership as well as leadership in student groups (e.g., in volunteer and music-oriented groups). These results contribute to the integration of various research strands under the broader IPA construct. The WIPS also complements existing, more specific tests and represents a useful tool for research and practice in the organizational field and beyond.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Personality Psychology, Differential Psychology and Diagnostics

UniBE Contributor:

Schlegel, Katja

Subjects:

100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education

ISSN:

0092-6566

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Karin Dubler

Date Deposited:

25 Mar 2022 15:47

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 16:14

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.jrp.2021.104182

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/167109

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/167109

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