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Bio

My research interests center around the influence of cognitive and personality variables on organizational behavior.  I'm particularly interested in the areas of boredom proneness, employee engagement, underemployment, and individual attitude strength.  I have published in such diverse journals as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Research in Personality, The Journal of Social Psychology, and Journal of College Student Development.  I currently serve as Executive Editor of The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied.

 

 

 

Academic History

• Ph.D., Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Kansas State University, 2002

Expertise

• Engagement

• Boredom

• Underemployment

• Ethical Leadership

Selected Publications

• Tur-Porcar, A., Merigó, J. M., Roig-Tierno, N., & Watt, J. D. (2018) "A bibliometric history of the Journal of Psychology between 1936 and 2015.", Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 152 (4):199-225. Link to Paper

• Vodanovich, S. J., & Watt, J. D. (2016) "Self-report measures of boredom: An updated review of the literature.", Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 150 (2):196-228. Link to Paper

• Hargis, M. B., & Watt, J. D. (2010) "Boredom proneness: Its relationship with subjective underemployment, perceived organizational support, and job performance.", Journal of Business and Psychology, 25 (1):163-174. Link to Paper

• Hargis, M. B., & Watt, J. D. (2010) "Organizational perception management: A framework to overcome crisis events. ", Organization Development Journal, 28 (1):73-87.

• Schleicher, D. J., Watt, J. D., & Greguras, G. J. (2004) "Reexamining the job satisfaction – performance relationship: The complexity of attitudes", Journal of Applied Psychology, 89:165-177. Link to Paper

• Jones, C. E., & Watt, J. D. (1999) "Psychosocial development and moral orientation among traditional-aged college students.", Journal of College Student Development, 40 (2):125-131.