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何以近朱者赤、近墨者黑?特质激活理论的缘起、现状和未来

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刘玉新1, 陈晨1(), 朱楠1, 张建卫2, 王帅1
1对外经济贸易大学国际商学院, 北京 100029
2北京理工大学人文与社会科学学院, 北京 100081
收稿日期:2019-01-27出版日期:2020-01-15发布日期:2019-11-21


基金资助:国家自然科学基金项目(71373020、71271055);北京市教育科学“十三五”规划重点课题(BAEA18043);对外经济贸易大学国内外联合培养研究生项目、对外经济贸易大学研究生科研创新基金(201931)

How does “one takes on the attributes of one's associates”? The past, present, and future of Trait Activation Theory

LIU Yuxin1, CHEN Chen1(), ZHU Nan1, ZHANG Jianwei2, WANG Shuai1
1 Business School, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029, China
2 School of Humanities and Social Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Received:2019-01-27Online:2020-01-15Published:2019-11-21







摘要/Abstract


摘要: 特质激活理论旨在阐明适宜的外部情境如何激活个体的内在特质, 以及这种激活如何促使潜藏的隐性特质表达出显性的行为。文章综述了特质激活理论, 剖析了其从思想诞生到基准模型, 再到拓展模型的两次飞跃, 重点阐释了情境分层、情境特征、激活后果的反馈等系统, 辨析了特质激活的内涵及其与“人-环境”匹配理论、与情境强度理论的异同, 从深化验证、拓展现有理论模型等视角提出未来研究走向。



图1特质激活和特质激活理论研究发展趋势图
图1特质激活和特质激活理论研究发展趋势图


表1五种情境特征的划分标准及其对“特质-行为/绩效”关系的影响一览表
情境特征
划分标准
对“特质-行为/
绩效”关系的影响
情境特征分类
要求 干扰 限制 释放 催化
发生频次 关系的稳定性 频发 频发 频发 偶发 偶发
激活状态 关系强度 直接增强 直接增强 直接减弱 直接增强 间接影响1
行为评估的价值 关系方向 正向 负向 正/负 正/负 正/负

表1五种情境特征的划分标准及其对“特质-行为/绩效”关系的影响一览表
情境特征
划分标准
对“特质-行为/
绩效”关系的影响
情境特征分类
要求 干扰 限制 释放 催化
发生频次 关系的稳定性 频发 频发 频发 偶发 偶发
激活状态 关系强度 直接增强 直接增强 直接减弱 直接增强 间接影响1
行为评估的价值 关系方向 正向 负向 正/负 正/负 正/负



图2“特质激活理论”拓展模型图 注:KSA是对个体的知识(Knowledge), 技能(Skill)和能力(Ability)的统称。 资料来源:Tett, R. P., Simonet, D. V., Walser, B., & Brown, C. (2013). Trait activation theory: Applications, developments, and implications for person-workplace fit. In N. D. Christiansen & R. P. Tett (Eds.), Handbook of personality at work (pp. 71-100). New York, NY: Routledge.
图2“特质激活理论”拓展模型图 注:KSA是对个体的知识(Knowledge), 技能(Skill)和能力(Ability)的统称。 资料来源:Tett, R. P., Simonet, D. V., Walser, B., & Brown, C. (2013). Trait activation theory: Applications, developments, and implications for person-workplace fit. In N. D. Christiansen & R. P. Tett (Eds.), Handbook of personality at work (pp. 71-100). New York, NY: Routledge.



图3素质激活模型 资料来源:基于Tett, R. P., & Burnett, D. D. (2003). A personality trait-based interactionist model of job performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88(3), 500-517, 作者将其与素质冰山模型(McClelland, 1973)进行了有机整合。
图3素质激活模型 资料来源:基于Tett, R. P., & Burnett, D. D. (2003). A personality trait-based interactionist model of job performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88(3), 500-517, 作者将其与素质冰山模型(McClelland, 1973)进行了有机整合。







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