Taxonomies
Developing and testing integrative taxonomies in industrial-organizational psychology and beyond
Key Publications:
The Development and Validation of a Measure of Character: The CIVIC
Ng, V., Tay, L., & Kuykendall, L. (2018). Journal of Positive Psychology, 13, 346-372.
CAPTION-ing the Situation: A Lexically Derived Taxonomy of Psychological Situation Characteristics
Parrigon, S., Woo, S.E., Tay, L., & Tong, E. (2016). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 112, 642-681.
Toward a Dimensional Model of Vocational Interests
Su, R., Tay, L., Liao, H-Y., Rounds, J., & Zhang, Q. (2019). Journal of Applied Psychology, 105, 690-714.
Continuum Specification
Advancing the measurement of construct continua
Key Publications:
Establishing Construct Continua in Construct Validation: The Process of Continuum Specification
Tay, L. & Jebb, A. (2018). Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 1, 375-388.
Ideal Point Modeling of Non-Cognitive Constructs: Review and Recommendations for Research
Tay, L. & Ng, V. (2018). Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.0243
Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence
Applying data science, ML, and AI approaches to work and organizational psychology
Key Publications:
Technology and Measurement Around the Globe
Tay, L., Woo, S.E., & Behrend, T. (Eds.) (2024). Cambridge University Press.
Big Data in Psychological Research
Woo, S.E., Tay, L., & Proctor, R.W. (Eds.) (2020). APA Books.
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data: Improvements to the science of people at work and applications to practice
Woo, S. E., Tay, L., & Oswald, F. (2024). Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data: Improvements to the science of people at work and applications to practice. Personnel Psychology, 77(4), 1387-1402.
Measurement and Methodology
Advancing methodology for research and practice
Key Publications:
Structural Equation Modeling in Organizational Research: The State of Our Science and Some Proposals for Its Future
Zyphur, M. J., Bonner, C. V., & Tay, L. (2023). Structural equation modeling in organizational research: The state of our science and some proposals for its future. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 10(1), 495-517.
An Overview and Practical Guide to Item Response Theory Measurement Equivalence
Tay, L., Meade, A., & Cao, M. (2015). Organizational Research Methods, 1, 3-46.
A Conceptual Framework of Cross-Level Isomorphism: Psychometric Validation of Multilevel Constructs
Tay, L., Woo, S.E., & Vermunt, J.K. (2014). Organizational Research Methods, 17, 77-106.
Well-Being
Understanding and enhancing well-being in individuals, organizations, and societies
Key Publications:
Well-being: the Ultimate Criterion for Organizational Sciences
Tay, L., Batz-Barbarich, C., Yang, L. Q., & Wiese, C. W. (2023). Well-being: The ultimate criterion for organizational sciences. Journal of Business and Psychology, 38(6), 1141-1157.
Positive Emotions at Work
Diener, E., Thapa, S., & Tay, L. (2020). Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 7, 451-477.
Handbook of Well-Being
Diener, E., Oishi, S., & Tay, L. (Eds.). (2018). Salt Lake City, UT: DEF Publishers.