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

Applying data science approaches to industrial-organizational psychology

Key Publications:

Big Data in Psychological Research
Woo, S.E., Tay, L., & Proctor, R.W. (Eds.) (2020). APA Books.

Big Data Visualizations in Organizational Science
Tay, L., Ng, V., Malik, A., Zhang, J., Chae, J. & Ebert, D., Ding, Y., & Kern, P. (2018). Organizational Research Methods, 21, 660-688.

Video Capture of Social Behaviors: Toward a Big Data Approach
Tay, L., Jebb, A., & Woo, S.E. (2017). Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 18, 17-22.

Measurement and Methodology

Advancing methodology for research and practice

Key Publications:

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:

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.