Predictive Abilities of Past Performance Versus Self-efficacy, Across Contexts and Goal Types
Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Self-Efficacy (SE) has long been established as an important predictor of performance in many settings, including academics and athletics. In both of our studies, we were examined the relationship between performance and SE to determine which was more predictive of the other. Participants completed two academic tasks, two athletic tasks, and a SE measure. In the first study participants defined success for efficacy estimates. In the second experiment three different types of goals were utilized to define success as an additional independent variable. In both experiments we found a significant relationship between SE and performance, but past performance was a stronger predictor of SE. In our second study, we found the strongest relationship between SE and performance in the moderately difficult goal condition.
Author: Alexandra Oldham
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2556892725