EAMONN FERGUSON eamonn.ferguson@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Health Psychology
Future directions in personality, occupational and medical selection: myths, misunderstandings, measurement, and suggestions
Ferguson, Eamonn; Lievens, Filip
Authors
Filip Lievens
Abstract
This paper has two objectives: (1) presenting recent advances in the personality field concerning the conceptualization of personality arising from the dynamic interactions of behaviour, biology, context, and states, and (2) discussing the implications of these developments for medical selection. We start by presenting evidence that traits are not longer regarded as deterministic and stable. Instead, they are found to change across generations, the life span, and in response to environmental contingencies. Next, drawing on recent research (behavioural reaction norms and the density distribution model) we posit how the expression of trait relevant behaviour changes depending on the situation, such that personality reflects both stability and plasticity across situations. Thus there is an urgent need to explore how traits change as function of medical education. Third, we demystify that some traits are better than others showing that so-called “good” traits have a dark-side. Fourth, we show how these developments impact on how personality might be assessed, thereby presenting recent evidence on the use of contextualized personality measures, Situational Judgment Tests, other reports, and implicit measures. Throughout the paper, we outline the key implications of these developments for medical selection practices.
Citation
Ferguson, E., & Lievens, F. (2017). Future directions in personality, occupational and medical selection: myths, misunderstandings, measurement, and suggestions. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 22(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-016-9751-0
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 29, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 20, 2017 |
Publication Date | May 1, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Aug 12, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Advances in Health Sciences Education |
Print ISSN | 1382-4996 |
Electronic ISSN | 1573-1677 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 2 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-016-9751-0 |
Keywords | Personality, Personality Change, Medical Selection, Health, Five Factor Model, Behavioural Reaction Norms, Situational Judgement Tests, Contextualization, Implicit Measures |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/858588 |
Publisher URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10459-016-9751-0 |
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