Core Self-Evaluations Increases Among Chinese Employees: A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis, 2010-2019

Xinqi Lin; Yuxiang Luan; Guolong Zhao; Teng Zhao; He Ding

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.770249

Core Self-Evaluations Increases Among Chinese Employees: A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis, 2010-2019

Front Psychol. 2022 Feb 7:12:770249. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.770249. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Xinqi Lin¹, Yuxiang Luan¹, Guolong Zhao¹, Teng Zhao², He Ding³

Affiliations

¹ School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.
² Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States.
³ School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the changes in core self-evaluation (CSE) scores among Chinese employees during 2010-2019. We conducted a cross-temporal meta-analysis including 50 studies (17,400 Chinese employees) to evaluate the relationship between the year of data collection and levels of CSE. We found that correlations between levels of CSE and year of data collection were strong and positive (r > 0.500). Regression results showed that the year of data collection could predict the CSE score when the mean sample age and sex ratio (%female) were controlled. In addition, CSE scores were positively related to GDP per capita and negatively related to the unemployment rate.

Keywords: CSES; Chinese employees; core self-evaluations; cross-temporal meta-analysis; meta-analysis.

Publication types

Systematic Review