Interpersonal Profiles of Hogan Development Survey Derailers

Area of Science:

• Psychological Assessment
• Organizational Psychology
• Personality Theory

Background:

• The Hogan Development Survey (HDS) is crucial for identifying workplace derailers.
• Its grounding in interpersonal theory requires validation against established interpersonal models.
• Existing research lacks comprehensive alignment of HDS scales with the interpersonal circumplex.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the alignment of Hogan Development Survey (HDS) scales within the interpersonal circumplex (IPC).
• To assess HDS scales using interpersonal styles and problems as frameworks.
• To clarify the interpersonal meaning and conceptual limitations of HDS scales.

Main Methods:

• Structural summary method analyses were applied to 11 HDS scales and subscales.
• Data were collected from a sample of working adults.
• Evaluation focused on scale strength, specificity, and location within the IPC.

Main Results:

• HDS scales in the Moving Away and Moving Against clusters showed strong convergence with IPC quadrants.
• These clusters mapped onto cold-submissive and cold-dominant IPC quadrants, respectively.
• HDS scales in the Moving Toward cluster demonstrated weaker and inconsistent IPC placement.

Conclusions:

• The study enhances the interpersonal interpretation of most HDS scales.
• Findings reveal conceptual limitations in certain HDS scales, particularly Moving Toward.
• Circumplex models can effectively inform the interpretation and application of HDS in workplace settings.