What friends tell you about justice: The influence of peer communication on applicant reactions

Brigitte Geenen; K. Proost; B. Schreurs; K. Van Dam; J. Von Grumbkow

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What friends tell you about justice: The influence of peer communication on applicant reactions

Brigitte Geenen^*, K. Proost, B. Schreurs, K. Van Dam, J. Von Grumbkow

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Abstract

This study examined the influence of peer communication about a selection procedure on applicants’ test anxiety and test motivation regarding a similar selection procedure, through the formation of interpersonal and distributive justice expectations. The hypotheses were addressed in a randomized four-group experiment. The results of the mediated hierarchical regression analyses showed significant mediating effects. Specifically, peer communication about interpersonal justice shaped applicants’ interpersonal justice expectations which in turn related negatively to applicants’ test anxiety. Peer communication about distributive justice shaped applicants’ distributive justice expectations, which in turn related positively to applicants’ test motivation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-44
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
Volume	29
Issue number	1
Early online date	21 Aug 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5093/tr2013a6
Publication status	Published - 2013

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peer communication
distributive justice expectations
interpersonal justice expectations
test anxiety
test motivation

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