TY - JOUR
T1 - General mental ability moderates the link between confidence and integrity test scores
AU - Cunningham, Mitchell L.
AU - Douglas, Heather
AU - Boag, Simon
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - The present study examined whether general mental ability (GMA) moderated the link between confidence and integrity test scores. Participants were 477 Australian adults who completed an online survey that gauged GMA, confidence in the accuracy of responses to GMA items, and the Hilson Safety/Security Risk Inventory as a measure of integrity. Results indicated that confidence was a negative predictor of both Safety Risk and Lack of Hostility/Anger Control. An interaction effect was also found in that overconfident individuals (i.e., low GMA and high confidence) were less likely to report more aggression and hostility on the job. The implications of the findings are discussed.
AB - The present study examined whether general mental ability (GMA) moderated the link between confidence and integrity test scores. Participants were 477 Australian adults who completed an online survey that gauged GMA, confidence in the accuracy of responses to GMA items, and the Hilson Safety/Security Risk Inventory as a measure of integrity. Results indicated that confidence was a negative predictor of both Safety Risk and Lack of Hostility/Anger Control. An interaction effect was also found in that overconfident individuals (i.e., low GMA and high confidence) were less likely to report more aggression and hostility on the job. The implications of the findings are discussed.
KW - Cognitive ability
KW - Confidence
KW - Counterproductive work behaviours
KW - General mental ability
KW - Integrity
KW - Metacognitive monitoring
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85033500884&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2017.11.004
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2017.11.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85033500884
VL - 123
SP - 94
EP - 99
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
SN - 0191-8869
ER -