Trick or Trait? The Combined Effects of Employee Impression Management Modesty and Trait Modesty on Supervisor Evaluations
Publication date: Available online 15 May 2015 Source:Journal of Vocational Behavior Author(s): Corinna Diekmann , Gerhard Blickle , Katharina Hafner , Lioba Peters Prior research on the benefits of modest self-presentation in organizational contexts has shown positive effects on several career-related outcomes, including employees’ reputation, organizational support, and mentoring. However, little is known about the nature, mechanisms, and boundary conditions of this promising impression management tactic. Our study addresses this research gap by integrating two theoretical conceptions of modesty, i.e., impressi...
Source: Journal of Vocational Behavior - May 15, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Real-time driver drowsiness feedback improves driver alertness and self-reported driving performance
Publication date: August 2015 Source:Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 81 Author(s): Eugene Aidman , Carolyn Chadunow , Kayla Johnson , John Reece Driver drowsiness has been implicated as a major causal factor in road accidents. Tools that allow remote monitoring and management of driver fatigue are used in the mining and road transport industries. Increasing drivers’ own awareness of their drowsiness levels using such tools may also reduce risk of accidents. The study examined the effects of real-time blink-velocity-derived drowsiness feedback on driver performance and levels of alertness in a milit...
Source: Accident Analysis and Prevention - April 29, 2015 Category: Accident Prevention Source Type: research
Real-time driver drowsiness feedback improves driver alertness and self-reported driving performance.
Abstract
Driver drowsiness has been implicated as a major causal factor in road accidents. Tools that allow remote monitoring and management of driver fatigue are used in the mining and road transport industries. Increasing drivers' own awareness of their drowsiness levels using such tools may also reduce risk of accidents. The study examined the effects of real-time blink-velocity-derived drowsiness feedback on driver performance and levels of alertness in a military setting. A sample of 15 Army Reserve personnel (1 female) aged 21-59 (M=41.3, SD=11.1) volunteered to being monitored by an infra-red oculog...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - April 28, 2015 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Aidman E, Chadunow C, Johnson K, Reece J Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
A false sense of security: safety behaviors Erode objective speech performance in individuals with social anxiety disorder.
Abstract
In the current study, 55 participants with a diagnosis of generalized social anxiety disorder (SAD), 23 participants with a diagnosis of an anxiety disorder other than SAD with no comorbid SAD, and 50 healthy controls completed a speech task as well as self-reported measures of safety behavior use. Speeches were videotaped and coded for global and specific indicators of performance by two raters who were blind to participants' diagnostic status. Results suggested that the objective performance of people with SAD was poorer than that of both control groups, who did not differ from each other. Moreo...
Source: Behavior Therapy - April 22, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rowa K, Paulitzki JR, Ierullo MD, Chiang B, Antony MM, McCabe RE, Moscovitch DA Tags: Behav Ther Source Type: research
Determining radiated sound power of building structures by means of laser Doppler vibrometry
Publication date: 23 June 2015 Source:Journal of Sound and Vibration, Volume 346 Author(s): N.B. Roozen , L. Labelle , M. Rychtáriková , C. Glorieux This paper introduces a methodology that makes use of laser Doppler vibrometry to assess the acoustic insulation performance of a building element. The sound power radiated by the surface of the element is numerically determined from the vibrational pattern, offering an alternative for classical microphone measurements. Compared to the latter the proposed analysis is not sensitive to room acoustical effects. This allows the proposed methodology to be used at low freq...
Source: Journal of Sound and Vibration - March 28, 2015 Category: Physics Source Type: research
Placing Constraints on the Use of the ACGME Milestones: A Commentary on the Limitations of Global Performance Ratings
As part of the outcomes-based accreditation process, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) now requires that medical specialties formulate and use educational milestones to assess residents’ performance. These milestones are specialty-specific achievements that residents are expected to demonstrate at established intervals in their training. In this Commentary, the authors argue that the pressure to efficiently use program directors’ and faculty members’ time, particularly in the increasingly clinical-revenue-dependent model of the academic medical center, will lead program directors to mee...
Source: Academic Medicine - March 26, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Commentaries Source Type: research
The effect of performance trend on performance ratings occurs through observer attributions, but depends on performance variability
Abstract
Research regarding the influence of dynamic performance characteristics on performance ratings suggests that raters are remarkably susceptible to observed trends in performance over time, such that systematic trends or patterns in performance can have an undue influence on how performance is evaluated. However, research in this domain has not fully explained how dynamic performance characteristics influence performance judgments. Drawing on attribution theory, we introduce a model whereby the impact of dynamic performance characteristics on subsequent performance judgments occurs through attributions for performan...
Source: Journal of Applied Social Psychology - March 26, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Cort W. Rudolph, Michael B. Harari, Levi R.G. Nieminen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Development of an Operative Performance Rating System for Plastic Surgery Residents
No abstract available (Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open)
Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open - March 1, 2015 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: 2014 ACAPS Congress: Abstracts Source Type: research
The alpha-actinin-3 R577X polymorphism and physical performance in soccer players.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between ACTN3 genotype (RR, RX, and XX) and physical performance of 138 adult, professional, U--20 and U--17 years Brazilian first--division soccer players. The following three parameters were investigated: first, speed, using a 30--m sprint test with speed measured at 10 m, 20 m, and 30 m; second, muscular strength, using counter--movement--jump and squat jump tests; and third, aerobic endurance using the Yo--Yo endurance test. The athletes were ranked in ascending order according to their performance in each test. after which they were div...
Source: Physica Medica - February 4, 2015 Category: Physics Authors: Coelho D, Pimenta E, Rosse I, Veneroso C, Becker L, Carvalho MR, Pussieldi G, Silami-Garcia E Tags: J Sports Med Phys Fitness Source Type: research
Job Performance Ratings: The Relative Importance of Mental Ability, Conscientiousness, and Career Adaptability
In this study, we examined the relative importance of career adaptability for job performance ratings using an experimental policy-capturing design. Employees (N =135) from different vocational backgrounds rated the overall job performance of fictitious employees in 40 scenarios based on information about their career adaptability, mental ability, conscientiousness, and job complexity. We used multilevel modeling to investigate the relative importance of each factor. Consistent with expectations, career adaptability positively predicted job performance ratings, and this effect was relatively smaller than the effects of con...
Source: Journal of Vocational Behavior - January 10, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Board #241 - Program Innovation Translation of Neonatal Lumbar Puncture Training to Clinical Care (Submission #7478).
Objectives: Following the implementation of a novel, comprehensive neonatal lumbar puncture (LP) curriculum, we evaluated the impact on residents' and interns' performance during their neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) rotations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the intervention's impact on LP performance on live patients. Lumbar punctures are commonly performed procedures. Lumbar punctures are used for several indications, but perhaps the most important is to aid in the diagnosis of neonatal meningitis. Accurate clinical procedural skills are required to conduct non-traumatic LPs. In addition to potentially cau...
Source: Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare - December 1, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Abstracts: 2ND PLACE AWARD WINNER: PDF Only Source Type: research
Board #146 - Research Abstract Longitudinal Assessment of Trainees' Pediatric Code Leadership Through Simulation (Submission #10193).
Hypothesis: Pediatric codes are not common, so training opportunities are limited to simulation-based training. Simulation-based pediatric mock code curricula have demonstrated their educational1-2 impact on clinical outcomes.3 A simulation-based Clinical Resuscitation Skills curriculum allows trainees to assume the leadership role during a pediatric code in a safe environment. To assess code leadership skills, an assessment form was created to be completed by the trainee, their peers and a faculty evaluator. We hypothesize mock code simulation with immediate assessment will identify trainee performances gaps to guide time...
Source: Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare - December 1, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Abstracts: 2ND PLACE AWARD WINNER: PDF Only Source Type: research
Typical pedestrian accident scenarios for the development of autonomous emergency braking test protocols
Publication date: December 2014 Source:Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 73 Author(s): James Lenard , Alexandro Badea-Romero , Russell Danton An increasing proportion of new vehicles are being fitted with autonomous emergency braking systems. It is difficult for consumers to judge the effectiveness of these safety systems for individual models unless their performance is evaluated through track testing under controlled conditions. This paper aimed to contribute to the development of relevant test conditions by describing typical circumstances of pedestrian accidents. Cluster analysis was applied to two ...
Source: Accident Analysis and Prevention - November 17, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Rose colored webcam: Discrepancies in personality estimates and interview performance ratings
Publication date: February 2015 Source:Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 74 Author(s): Joseph R. Castro , Richard H. Gramzow Companies increasingly use computer-controlled interviews as a less expensive and more efficient way to screen job applicants. Despite these advantages, this interview format may prevent evaluators from accurately judging an applicant’s personality traits, which, in turn, may influence hiring decisions. Two traits in particular, agreeableness and conscientiousness, have been found to predict performance in many occupational settings. In the current research, participants randomly...
Source: Personality and Individual Differences - November 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Reliability of operational data from pig herds and performance ratings by veterinarians and pig farmers collected during telephone interviews for the evaluation of a PCV2 piglet vaccination
Background:
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility of using a telephone survey in gaining an understanding of the possible herd and management factors influencing the performance (i.e. safety and efficacy) of a vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in a large number of herds and to estimate customers? satisfaction.
Results:
Datasets from 227 pig herds that currently applied or have applied a PCV2 vaccine were analysed. Since 1-, 2- and 3-site production systems were surveyed, the herds were allocated in one of two subsets, where only applicable variables out of 180 were analysed. Group 1 wa...
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - October 28, 2014 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Heiko NathuesJohanna Meyer-HammePetra MaassRuediger GoesslWibke StansenRolf SteensElisabeth grosse Beilage Source Type: research
