EFFECTS OF SELF-ESTEEM ON LENIENCY BIAS IN SELF-REPORTS OF PERFORMANCE: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL ANALYSIS |
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| Authors: | JIING-LIH FARH GREGORY H DOBBINS |
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| Institution: | Department of Management Louisiana State University;Department of Management and Social Science Research Institute University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
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| Abstract: | This study used structural equation model analysis to examine the relationship between self-esteem and leniency bias in self-reports of performance. The results showed that consistent with the prediction of consistency theory (e.g., Korman, 1970), leniency bias was positively correlated with self-esteem. The results also suggest that the relationship between self-esteem and leniency bias was more positive when self-ratings were made on ambiguous performance dimensions rather than on less ambiguous dimensions. Implications for future research and practice are discussed. |
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