Table 3
Concurrent validities
Spanish sample (rhos)
1. My relationship with this employee is good: -.10
2. I think highly of this employee: .10
3. I am satisfied with this employee: .05
4. The employees relationships with other coworkers are good: .06
1. ...Common sense ability: .21 *
2. ...Academic ability: .21 *
3. ...Creative ability: .13
4. ...Working by him/herself: .07
5. ...Working with others: .14
6. ...Motivating him/herself: .02
7. ...Managing tasks: .16
8. ...Responsible: .20 *
US sample (rhos)
1. My relationship with this employee is good: .26 **
2. I think highly of this employee: .34 ***
3. I am satisfied with this employee: .38 ***
4. The employees relationships with other coworkers are good: .22 *
1. ...Common sense ability: .42 ***
2. ...Academic ability: .44 ***
3. ...Creative ability: .37 ***
4. ...Working by him/herself: .34 ***
5. ...Working with others: .29 **
6. ...Motivating him/herself: .46 ***
7. ...Managing tasks: .41 ***
8. ...Responsible: .30 **
Total sample (rescaled, 2-PL [Birnbaum] model)
1. My relationship with this employee is good: .12
2. I think highly of this employee:.18 **
3. I am satisfied with this employee:.21 **
4. The employees relationships with other coworkers are good:.09
1. ...Common sense ability:.32 ***
2. ...Academic ability:.31 ***
3. ...Creative ability:.20 **
4. ...Working by him/herself:.17 *
5. ...Working with others:.17 *
6. ...Motivating him/herself:.18 **
7. ...Managing tasks:.25 ***
8. ...Responsible:.20 **

Note: Correlations are slightly better with 1PL