What friends tell you about justice: The influence of peer communication on applicant reactions

• Autores: Brigitte Geenena, Karin Proost, Bert Schreurs, Karen van Dam, Jasper von Grumbkowa
• Localización: Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones = Journal of work and organizational psychology, ISSN 1576-5962, Vol. 29, Nº 1, 2013, págs. 37-44
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5093/tr2013a6
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Lo que te dicen los amigos sobre la justicia: Influencia de la comunicación entre iguales en la reacción de los aspirantes
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  • español

    Este estudio examinó la influencia de la comunicación entre iguales en un proceso de selección sobre los niveles de ansiedad en aspirantes que realizan un test y su motivación para realizarlo en un proceso de selección similar, a través de la formación de expectativas de justicia distributiva e interpersonal. Las hipótesis se pusieron a prueba mediante un diseño aleatorizado de cuatro grupos. Los resultados de los análisis de regresión jerárquica mediada mostraron efectos mediadores significativos. Especialmente la comunicación entre iguales sobre la justicia interpersonal configuró las expectativas sobre justicia interpersonal de los solicitantes, las cuales a su vez se relacionaron negativamente con los niveles de ansiedad de exámenes de los solicitantes. La comunicación entre iguales acerca de la justicia distributiva configuró las expectativas de justicia distributiva, que a su vez se relacionaron positivamente con la motivación para realizar exámenes de los solicitantes.

  • English

    This study examined the influence of peer communication concerning a selection procedure on the levels of anxiety among applicants taking a test and test motivation regarding a similar selection procedure, through the formation of interpersonal and distributive justice expectations. The hypotheses were addressed in a randomized four-group experiment. The results of the mediated hierarchical regression analyses showed significant mediating effects. Specifically, peer communication about interpersonal justice shaped applicants' interpersonal justice expectations, which in turn related negatively to applicants' levels of test anxiety. Peer communication about distributive justice shaped applicants' distributive justice expectations, which in turn related positively to applicants� test motivation.

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