Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
The field of Industrial/Organizational psychology has long been concerned with the selecting the right individuals to fill the right positions within organizations. Of all the methods by which individuals are selected, the employment interview is the most common (Sears & Rowe, 2002). However, there are some that believe the employment interview may suffer from rater bias (Sears & Rowe, 2002). The phenomenon known as the “similar-to-me effect” is a type of bias that assumes those in a hiring position are more likely to select those candidates that exude personality characteristics that most closely resemble themselves (Sears & Rowe,2002). Although the similar-to-me-effect is often viewed in terms of similar demographics such as age or race, the role of personality similarities has not received limited attention (Sears & Rowe, 2002). It is the goal of this study to examine the extent to which narcissists are prone to select other narcissists in an interview setting.
Date
October 2019
Subject
Industrial and organizational psychology
Document Type
posters
Language
English
Rights
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License
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Included in
Narcissism and Selection Decisions: Do Narcissists Select Narcissists?
The field of Industrial/Organizational psychology has long been concerned with the selecting the right individuals to fill the right positions within organizations. Of all the methods by which individuals are selected, the employment interview is the most common (Sears & Rowe, 2002). However, there are some that believe the employment interview may suffer from rater bias (Sears & Rowe, 2002). The phenomenon known as the “similar-to-me effect” is a type of bias that assumes those in a hiring position are more likely to select those candidates that exude personality characteristics that most closely resemble themselves (Sears & Rowe,2002). Although the similar-to-me-effect is often viewed in terms of similar demographics such as age or race, the role of personality similarities has not received limited attention (Sears & Rowe, 2002). It is the goal of this study to examine the extent to which narcissists are prone to select other narcissists in an interview setting.
Department
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dept. of Psychology