Department of Psychology, University of Calgary.
J Appl Psychol. 2015 Mar;100(2):537-46. doi: 10.1037/a0037942. Epub 2014 Sep 22.
In the present study, we investigated the role of personality in understanding impression management (IM) behaviors. We hypothesized that the HEXACO model of personality could provide an intricate understanding of the dispositional bases of IM behaviors, as well as coworkers' ability to accurately perceive the IM of those they work with. Using 2 samples (N = 176 and N = 366), we found that the common core underlying 5 IM behaviors possesses a strong negative relationship with the personality trait of Honesty-Humility, such that individuals low in this trait were more likely to report using all IM behaviors. Furthermore, we found that the unique variance associated with specific IM behaviors can be understood using other traits included in the HEXACO personality model, including Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness. In a subset of the data (N = 100), we examined self-coworker convergence in IM and personality. We found that while coworkers are adequate at judging traditional personality traits, the self-coworker convergence for all 5 IM behaviors, as well as the personality trait of Honesty-Humility, were not significant. This adds to a growing body of evidence that coworkers may not be good at accurately perceiving IM or Honesty-Humility in the workplace.
在本研究中，我们调查了人格在理解印象管理（IM）行为中的作用。我们假设人格的 HEXACO 模型可以提供对 IM 行为的性格基础的复杂理解，以及同事对与其共事的人的 IM 的准确感知能力。我们使用了 2 个样本（N=176 和 N=366），发现 5 种 IM 行为的共同核心与人格特质中的诚实-谦逊存在强烈的负相关关系，即具有这种特质的个体更有可能报告使用所有 IM 行为。此外，我们发现，与特定的 IM 行为相关的独特方差可以用 HEXACO 人格模型中包含的其他特质来理解，包括情绪性、外向性、宜人性和尽责性。在数据的一个子集（N=100）中，我们研究了 IM 和人格的自我-同事一致性。我们发现，尽管同事们能够很好地判断传统的人格特质，但所有 5 种 IM 行为以及诚实-谦逊的人格特质的自我-同事一致性并不显著。这增加了越来越多的证据，即同事可能不擅长准确感知工作场所中的 IM 或诚实-谦逊。
