It's just a game! Effects of fantasy in a storified test on applicant reactions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6415409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marie L Ohlms (0000-0003-4022-6904, Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik Universität Ulm Ulm Germany, corresponding author), Klaus G Melchers (0000-0003-4211-6450, Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik Universität Ulm Ulm Germany), Filip Lievens (0000-0002-9487-5187, Lee Kong Chian School of Business Singapore Management University Singapore Singapore) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Applied Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-994X • E-ISSN: 1464-0597 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/apps.12569 |
| OpenAlex | W4401899053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 42 |
There is increasing attention to storification of assessments (i.e., embedding a storyline into a non‐storified assessment) in research and practice and to gamified and game‐based assessment in general. However, there is a surprising lack of agreement and of recommendations regarding what level of fantasy of the storyline one should choose for the storification from the perspective of applicant reactions. A distinction is typically made between fantasy (e.g., fighting aliens) and realistic (e.g., workday simulations) storylines, with both choices having their advantages and disadvantages. In this study, a sample of 195 participants was shown either a storified realistic test, a storified fantasy test, or a non‐storified test. Afterwards, they rated various applicant reaction measures. Both storified assessments were rated equally positively on perceived modernity of the organization and enjoyment but the storified realistic test was superior to the storified fantasy test in terms of perceived job‐relatedness, procedural fairness, organizational attractiveness, and clarity of work activity. Thus, the level of fantasy of a storyline in a storified assessment plays an important role for applicant reaction variables, whereby the overall pattern of results showed that the storified realistic test was rated most favorably, followed by the non‐storified test, and the storified fantasy assessment
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |