A Meta-Analysis of Empirical Studies of Weight-Based Bias in the Workplace

Autor/inn/en	Rudolph, Cort W.; Wells, Charles L.; Weller, Marcus D.; Baltes, Boris B.
Titel	A Meta-Analysis of Empirical Studies of Weight-Based Bias in the Workplace
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 74 (2009) 1, S.1-10 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2008.09.008
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Personnel Selection; Job Performance; Meta Analysis; Researchers; Personnel Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Researcher; Forscher; Personalbeurteilung
Abstract	For nearly 30 years researchers have investigated how bodyweight affects evaluative workplace outcomes, such as hiring decisions and performance appraisals. Despite this, no meta-analytic review has been undertaken to quantify the negative impact that bodyweight has on such outcomes. The results of this meta-analytic study suggest that in relation to non-overweight individuals in the workplace, overweight individuals may be disadvantaged across evaluative workplace outcomes (d = -0.52). Further, differences in magnitude of the effects of weight-based bias were found for hiring (d = -0.70) and performance (d = -0.23) outcomes. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10