Revisiting the Within-Person Self-Efficacy and Performance Relation
Abstract
In response to recent debate regarding the direction of the relation between self-efficacy and performance (Bandura & Locke, 2003; Vancouver, Thompson, Tischner, & Putka, 2002; Vancouver, Thompson, & Williams, 2001), this investigation examines the within-person relations between self-efficacy and performance over time in 2 different learning contexts. Study 1 examines the relation using exam performance in a classroom context, and Study 2 examines the relation using a computerized learning task in a lab setting. Both studies find a significant, positive within-person relation between performance and subsequent self-efficacy. However, both studies fail to find the positive relation between self-efficacy and subsequent performance predicted by social cognitive theory, Future research directions aimed at resolving the debate are discussed. Copyright © 2006, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Recommended Citation
Richard, E. M., Diefendorff, J. M., & Martin, J. H. (2006). Revisiting the Within-Person Self-Efficacy and Performance Relation. Human Performance, 19(1), pp. 67-87. Taylor and Francis Group; Routledge.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327043hup1901_4
Department(s)
Psychological Science
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0895-9285
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
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© 2024 Taylor and Francis Group; Routledge, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
03 Apr 2006
