Can graphology predict occupational success? Two empirical studies and some theoretical ruminations
- Titolo
- Can graphology predict occupational success? Two empirical studies and some theoretical ruminations
- Autore
- Gershon Ben-Shakhar
- Maya Bar-Hillel
- Yoram Bilu
- Edor Ben-Abba
- Anat Flug
- Data
- November 1, 1986
- Lingua
- English
- Tipo
- Journal Article
Dublin Core
- Author
- Gershon Ben-Shakhar
- Maya Bar-Hillel
- Yoram Bilu
- Edor Ben-Abba
- Anat Flug
- Tipologia documento
- Journal Article
- DOI
- 10.1037/0021-9010.71.4.645
- Abstract Note
- Tested the validity of graphological predictions in 2 empirical studies. In Study 1, graphologists rated 80 primarily 19–27 yr old 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, a 3rd method of prediction was developed. The information in the tests (e.g., education) was systematically extracted and combined in a linear model. This model outperformed the human judges. In Study 2, graphologists judged 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), uniform scripts. Results indicate that the graphologists did not perform significantly better than a chance model. The flaws of graphological research are discussed. (20 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
- Archive
- MyCloud
- Data
- November 1, 1986
- Lingua
- English
- Pagine
- 645-653
- Publication Title
- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Short Title
- Can graphology predict occupational success?
- Titolo
- Can graphology predict occupational success? Two empirical studies and some theoretical ruminations
- URL
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232446129_Can_graphology_predict_occupational_success_Two_empirical_studies_and_some_theoretical_ruminations
- Volume
- 71
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Gershon Ben-Shakhar et al., “Can graphology predict occupational success? Two empirical studies and some theoretical ruminations,” Grafoteca - Biblioteca Grafologica Digitale, ultimo accesso il 04 aprile 2025, https://www.grafoteca.com/items/show/969.