Showing papers by "Paul Jackson published in 1980"
TL;DR: The GHQ-12 was shown to be psychometrically sound in all cases, with the Likert scoring method providing a more acceptable distribution of scores than the more commonly deployed ‘ GHQ score ’ for use in parametric statistical analyses.
Abstract: This paper examines the psychometric properties of an existing measure of mental health, the GHQ-12, as revealed in three studies involving employees in an engineering firm (n = 659), recent school-leavers (n = 647), and unemployed men (n = 92). The measure was shown to be psychometrically sound in all cases, with a Likert scoring method providing a more acceptable distribution of scores than the more commonly deployed ‘ GHQ score ’ for use in parametric statistical analyses. Scores on GHQ-12 were found to be much higher (indicating lower mental health) for those who were unemployed, higher for women than for men in one sample, and unrelated to age, job level and marital status.
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TL;DR: This article found that young people were at risk of being unemployed if they had an unemployed father, few or no qualifications, low work motivation, and if they were West Indian, and poor mental health as measured by the General Health Questionnaire.
Abstract: Seven months after school-leaving 647 young people were interviewed. Path analysis was used to examine the predictors of unemployment and psychological well-being. It was found that young people were at risk of being unemployed if they had an unemployed father, few or no qualifications, low work motivation, and if they were West Indian. Young people who were unemployed, from social class 4 and 5, or female, had poor mental health as measured by the General Health Questionnaire. Work involvement moderated the relationship between employment status and mental health.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a study was described in which 101 school-leavers were interviewed by a four-member panel for places on an engineering apprentice training scheme, and the NVB of each candidate was categorized during the interview using a schedule of 10 classes of NVB divided into 30 components.
Abstract: Non-verbal behaviour (NVB) is an important component of the selection interview, yet it has received limited attention in the literature. In particular, little published research has examined NVB in real-life interviews. A study is described in which 101 school-leavers were interviewed by a four-member panel for places on an engineering apprentice training scheme. The NVB of each candidate was categorized during the interview using a schedule of 10 classes of NVB divided into 30 components. When the interviews were grouped by outcome, i.e. accept, reserve, and reject, differences were found on several important classes of NVB. Alternative causal hypotheses are suggested for the observed relationship between NVB in the interview and the decision which was made.
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