Everything about Core self-evaluations
Self-evaluation of personality traits
Core self-evaluations (CSE) represent a stable personality trait which encompasses an individual's subconscious, fundamental evaluations about themselves, their own abilities and their own control. People who have high core self-evaluations will think positively of themselves and be confident in their own abilities. Conversely, people with low core self-evaluations will have a negative appraisal of themselves and will lack confidence. The concept of core self-evaluations was first examined by Judge, Locke, and Durham (1997) and involves four personality dimensions: locus of control, neuroticism, generalized self-efficacy, and self-esteem. The trait developed as a dispositional predictor of job satisfaction, but has expanded to predict a variety of other outcomes. Core self-evaluations are particularly important because they represent a personality trait that will remain consistent over time. Furthermore, the way in which people appraise themselves using core self-evaluations has the ability to predict positive work outcomes, specifically, job satisfaction and job performance. These relationships have inspired increasing amounts of research on core self-evaluations and suggest valuable implications about the importance this trait may have for organizations. Wikipedia →
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
THE CORE SELF‐EVALUATIONS SCALE: DEVELOPMENT OF A MEASURE
Relationship of core self-evaluations to goal setting, motivation, and performance.
Core Self-Evaluations
The role of core self-evaluations in the coping process.
Core Self-Evaluations and Work Success
Capitalizing on one's advantages: Role of core self-evaluations.
Core Self-Evaluations and Job Burnout: The Test of Alternative Models.
Implications of core self-evaluations for a changing organizational context
🆕 Influential since 2022
The core self-evaluations, psychological capital, and academic engagement: a cross-national mediation model
Emotional labor and burnout among nurses in Iran: core self-evaluations as mediator and moderator
Unraveling the links among cybervictimization, core self-evaluations, and suicidal ideation: A multi-study investigation
A self-enhancement perspective on organizational socialization: Newcomer core self-evaluations, job crafting, and the role of leaders’ developmental coaching
Burnout, work engagement and life satisfaction among Spanish teachers: The unique contribution of core self-evaluations
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕When financial incentives pay for themselvesCharles Michalopoulos · 2001
How to Say No, When You Want To Say ItAnzer Ayoob · 2023
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