Job Applicant Attitudes, Affective Experience, and Justice Perceptions: An Attitudinal Model of Applicant Reactions to Selection Systems

This research proposes a theoretical model of the antecedents and consequences of job applicant responses to selection system participation. The model is based on Affective Events Theory (Weiss & Cropanzano, 1996) and extends previous research on selection system fairness by considering both affective and cognitive responses across multiple stages of the selection process. Two longitudinal research studies using actual job applicants provide support for a revised version of the theoretical model. The results suggest the importance of applicant affective experience during the selection process, pre-test attitudes, and individual difference factors. Discussion focuses on theoretical and practical implications of the proposed model and research findings.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Schrah, Gunnar Eric

Contributors dc:contributor

• Deborah Rupp

• Psychology, Industrial

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3153418

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82069