Predicting Work Outcomes Using Personality Traits, Music Preferences and Uses
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Mohammad Ali Khishtandar
1
,
Soheila Khishtandar
2
*
,
Ghasem Abbasi
3
1 - Department of Public Administration, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
2 - Department of Industrial Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
3 - Department of Mathematics, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
Keywords: music psychology, organizational psychology, assessment and evaluation for employment,
Abstract :
By demonstrating the network of relationships between music preferences and uses and personality traits with work-relevant outcomes, this study bridges between music and organizational psychology and examines the possibility of predicting work-relevant outcomes. This research can be considered as an applied, quantitative, survey and correlational research. The statistical population consists of employed Iranians who are active in online music community forums. The sampling method was convenient and the sample size was 1105 people. Pearson's correlation coefficient, hierarchical regression analysis, structural equation modeling and path analysis were performed to test the research hypotheses. The results of correlation analysis showed that music preferences and uses are correlated with work-relevant outcomes and personality traits. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that music preferences and uses are statistically significant predictors for work-relevant outcomes alone. When music preferences and uses are combined with personality traits, the predictive power of organizational citizenship behaviors, counterproductive work behavior, and turnover intention increases. Evidence from structural equation modeling shows that the relationship between music preferences and work-outcomes are potentially mediated by use of music in everyday life. As a result, incorporating data of music preferences and uses in traditional predictive work-outcomes tools can add improvements in the validity of such tools.
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