People that were more highly mobile in their jobs included more negative traits in their descriptions of liked co-workers than less-mobile people did (Chi squared = 5.014, p < .05). 

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Role Category Questionnaire (RCQ) indicates score on a cognitive differentiation; thus, a higher score indicates it being used in more people's descriptions. Mobility refers to job mobility and level refers to being high or low profession in the overall organization.

Differences According to Mobility and Level

Sypher, B. D., & Zorn, T. E. (1988). Individual differences and construct system content in descriptions of liked and disliked co-workers. International Journal of Personal Construct Psychology, 1(1), 37-51.

Individual Differences and Construct System Content in Descriptions of Liked and Disliked Co-Workers

People with low job levels included terms related to being personable and considerate significantly more than those in high levels of the organization. That is, they often described their co-workers as being more personable and considerate. 

Personable and Considerate as They Relate to Job Level

Employees that were more cognitively differentiated, more mobile, and in higher levels  used significantly more terms related to their ability to be influenced in their descriptions of liked co-workers. There was no meaningful difference found among the descriptions of disliked co-workers.  

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