UNDERESTIMATION OR OVERESTIMATION OF SELF - PERSON VARIABLES AND SELF-ASSESSMENT ACCURACY IN WORK SETTINGS

The effect of intelligence, length of service, age, self-esteem, motiv ation and gender on self-assesment accuracy was analyzed in natural or ganizational settings. It was hypothesized that I) accurate subjects h ave higher intelligence and 2) long service, that 3) overestimators ha ve high self-esteem and 4) high motivation, and that 5) mens self-asse ssments are more positive than women's. Ninety-four employees in a ser vice organization assessed themselves as a part of an in-house personn el selection process which consisted of supervisory assessments and ps ychological tests. The results supported hypotheses 3, 4, and 5, bur n ot I and 2. In addition, it turned out that young subjects overevaluat ed themselves more often than other subjects.