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Overview

Sampo V. Paunonen was affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Their research contributions primarily focused on the fields of psychology and decision sciences, with notable work in subfields such as applied psychology, management science and operations research, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their main areas of scientific inquiry included psychological testing and assessment, psychometric methodologies and testing, and cognitive abilities and testing. These topics were central to their published research and scholarly activities.

Paunonen's publication record featured works in prominent academic venues, notably:

  • The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences (2 publications)

Two recent papers published in 2020 listed Paunonen as an author. Both works, titled "Douglas N. Jackson", were published in The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Each publication contributed to the academic discussion on personality and individual differences.

Frequent co-authorship was observed with Richard N. MacLennan, with at least two joint publications documented. This collaborative relationship was part of their broader research network.

Best Publications

  • Organizational commitment and job performance: It's the nature of the commitment that counts.

    John P. Meyer;Sampo V. Paunonen;Ian R. Gellatly;Richard D. Goffin

  • Big five factors and facets and the prediction of behavior.

    Sampo V. Paunonen;Michael C. Ashton

  • Big Five personality predictors of post-secondary academic performance

    Melissa C. O’Connor;Sampo V. Paunonen

  • Evaluating replicability of factors in the Revised NEO Personality Inventory: Confirmatory factor analysis versus Procrustes rotation.

    Robert R. McCrae;Alan B. Zonderman;Paul T. Costa;Michael H. Bond

  • What is the central feature of extraversion? Social attention versus reward sensitivity.

    Michael C. Ashton;Kibeom Lee;Sampo V. Paunonen

  • What is beyond the big five? Plenty!

    Sampo V. Paunonen;Douglas N. Jackson

  • Hierarchical Organization of Personality and Prediction of Behavior

    Sampo V. Paunonen

  • Big Five factors of personality and replicated predictions of behavior.

    Sampo V. Paunonen

  • Kin Altruism, Reciprocal Altruism, and the Big Five Personality Factors

    Michael C. Ashton;Sampo V. Paunonen;Edward Helmes;Douglas N. Jackson

  • Big Five Predictors of Academic Achievement

    Sampo V. Paunonen;Michael C. Ashton

  • Teacher personality traits and student instructional ratings in six types of university courses

    Harry G. Murray;J. Philippe Rushton;Sampo V. Paunonen

  • Personality and Cognitive Ability Predictors of Performance in Graduate Business School.

    Mitchell G. Rothstein;Sampo V. Paunonen;James C. Rush;Gillian A. King

  • Broad versus narrow personality measures and the prediction of behaviour across cultures

    Sampo V. Paunonen;Geoffrey Haddock;Friedrich Forsterling;Mirja Keinonen

  • Narcissism and emergent leadership in military cadets

    Sampo V. Paunonen;Jan-Erik Lönnqvist;Markku Verkasalo;Sointu Leikas

  • Narrow reasoning about the use of broad personality measures for personnel selection

    Sampo V. Paunonen;Mitchell G. Rothstein;Douglas N. Jackson

  • Consensus in Personality Judgments: Moderating Effects of Target-Rater Acquaintanceship and Behavior Observability

    Sampo V. Paunonen

  • Personality structure across cultures: A multimethod evaluation.

    Sampo V. Paunonen;Douglas N. Jackson;Jerzy Trzebinski;Friedrich Forsterling

  • The Criterion Validity of Broad Factor Scales versus Specific Facet Scales

    Michael C. Ashton;Douglas N. Jackson;Sampo V. Paunonen;Edward Helmes

  • A five-factor versus six-factor model of personality structure

    Douglas N. Jackson;Sampo V. Paunonen;Maryann Fraboni;Richard D. Goffin

  • Sexy But Often Unreliable: The Impact of Unreliability on the Replicability of Experimental Findings With Implicit Measures

    Etienne P. LeBel;Sampo V. Paunonen

  • The Structured Assessment of Personality across Cultures

    Sampo V. Paunonen;Michael C. Ashton

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas N. Jackson
Douglas N. Jackson University of Western Ontario
Michael C. Ashton
Michael C. Ashton Brock University
Jan-Erik Lönnqvist
Jan-Erik Lönnqvist University of Helsinki
John P. Meyer
John P. Meyer University of Western Ontario
Richard D. Goffin
Richard D. Goffin University of Western Ontario
Edward Helmes
Edward Helmes James Cook University
Gillian King
Gillian King Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Kibeom Lee
Kibeom Lee University of Calgary
Robert R. McCrae
Robert R. McCrae Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
David W. Chan
David W. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong

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