Showing papers on "Graphology published in 1986"
TL;DR: In this paper, two empirical studies for testing the validity of graphological predictions are reported, and the graphologists' and the clinician's correlations with the criterion were typically between 0.2 and 0.3.
Abstract: Two empirical studies for testing the validity of graphological predictions are reported. In the first, the graphologists rated bank employees on several job relevant traits, based on handwritten biographies. The scripts were also rated on the same traits by a clinical psychologist with no knowledge of graphology. The criterion was the ratings on the same traits by the employees' supervisors. The graphologists' and the clinician's correlations with the criterion were typically between 0.2 and 0.3. To test whether these validities might be attributable to the scripts' content, we developed a third method of prediction. The information in the texts (e.g., education) was systematically extracted and combined in a linear model. This model outperformed the human judges. In the second study, graphologists were asked only to judge the profession, out of 8 possibilities, of 40 successful professionals. This was done on the basis of rich (e.g., containing numbers and Latin script as well as Hebrew text), though uniform, scripts. The graphologists did not perform significantly better than a chance model. The measurement and prediction of personality traits present a major obstacle for personnel selection. Traits such as honesty, responsibility, independence, sociability, and so forth, seem to be desirable and even necessary for many occupations, yet traditional psychological testing devices typically fail to predict associated job behavior with anything approaching satisfactory rigor. The increasing demand for better personnel selection, combined with the weakness of standard personality tests, has led many firms to turn to alternative prediction methods— most notably, graphology. Levy (1979) reported that graphology is routinely used in the hiring of personnel by 85% of firms in Europe. Rafaeli and Klimoski (1983) estimated that 3,000 American firms use this tool, and the number appears to be growing. In Israel, graphology is more widespread than any other single personality test. In view of this trend, it is surprising to note the paucity of serious research efforts to assess the validity of graphology in predicting job performance. Such research as is available typi
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01 Jan 1986
TL;DR: Smith as discussed by the authors examined the relationship between a handwriting analysis test devised by the investigator and other measures of creativity in children, including Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) and the Group Inventory for Finding Talent (GIFT).
Abstract: CREATIVITY AND HANDWRITING: A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HANDWRITING AND CREATIVITY IN FIFTH-GRADE CHILDREN February 1986 Willa W. Smith, B.S., Westfield State College M.Ed., Springfield College Ed. D. , University of Massachusetts Directed by: Professor Doris Shallcross This exploratory, correlational study examined the relationship between a handwriting analysis test devised by the investigator and other measures of creativity in children. Seventy-one fifth graders, twenty-five boys and forty-six girls, were given the verbal and figural tests of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) and the Group Inventory for Finding Talent (GIFT). Their parents filled out the Renzulli-Hartman Creativity check list. Letters from the children to the investigator provided handwriting samples to be correlated with the above criterion measures. Samples were analyzed by a specific procedure yielding a graphological creativity quotient (GCQ) based on the creative personality traits of Spontaneity, Openness, Flexibility, Intuition, Autonomy, Self-Acceptance, Complexity, and Perseverance. Computer¬ ized statistical analysis produced bivariate and multiple
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