ABSTRACT

Laughter has been rarely investigated in the selection interview, but its involuntary and prosocial nature makes it a potential candidate for an honest signal of affiliation or a form of ingratiation. We investigated the distribution of laughter among participants, its relation to interview transitions and to applicant impression management and recruiter evaluations in a sample of real selection interviews. Applicants laughed more often than recruiters, and women laughed more often than men. Applicants were more likely to laugh close to transitions between phases of the interview. Applicant participation in shared laughter episodes was unrelated to self-reported impression management tactics (both honest and deceptive) and to recruiter perceptions of applicant self-promotion, but was positively related to recruiter perceptions of applicant transparency/honesty and to hiring recommendations. Unilateral applicant laughter was negatively related to recruiter perceptions of applicant self-promotion, honesty/transparency and hiring recommendations. Results suggest that applicant participation in shared laughter episodes may constitute an honest (difficult-to-fake) signal of affiliation.

摘要

selection选面试中很少对笑声进行调查，但是其非自愿性和亲社会性使其成为潜在的诚实信号或亲缘关系的候选者。我们在实际选择的访谈样本中调查了笑声在参与者之间的分布，笑声与面试过渡，申请人印象管理和招聘者评估之间的关系。申请人的笑声比招聘人员的笑声更多，女性的笑声比男性的笑声更多。申请人更有可能在面试阶段之间的过渡时大笑。申请人参与共享的笑声事件与自我报告的印象管理策略（诚实和欺骗性）以及招聘者对申请人自我促进的看法无关，但与招聘者对申请人透明度/诚实度的看法以及招聘建议有正相关的关系。单方面的申请人笑声与招聘人员对申请人自我提升，诚实/透明和招聘建议的看法负相关。结果表明，申请人参与共同的笑声事件可能构成诚实的（假冒）联系信号。