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Creative self-efficacy development and creative performance over time.

Pamela Tierney¹, Steven M Farmer

¹School of Business Administration, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA. tierneyp@pdx.edu

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|October 20, 2010

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This study found that while supervisor expectations and creative role identity boost creative self-efficacy, increased job creativity demands may decrease it. Higher creative self-efficacy correlates with better creative performance.

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Problem-Solving Before Instruction (PS-I): A Protocol for Assessment and Intervention in Students with Different Abilities

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Published on: September 11, 2021

Area of Science:

Organizational Psychology
Workplace Creativity Research

Background:

Self-efficacy is crucial for task performance.
Understanding creative self-efficacy development in work settings is important.
Existing frameworks guide the study of self-efficacy development.

Purpose of the Study:

To longitudinally examine the development of creative self-efficacy in an ongoing work context.
To investigate factors influencing creative self-efficacy over time.
To explore the relationship between creative self-efficacy and creative performance.

Main Methods:

Longitudinal study design over a 6-month period.
Examination of employee creative role identity.
Assessment of perceived creative expectations from supervisors.
Analysis of job creativity requirements and creative self-efficacy.

Main Results:

Increases in creative role identity and supervisor expectations were linked to enhanced creative self-efficacy.
Contrary to expectations, increased job creativity demands were associated with decreased creative self-efficacy.
Growth in creative self-efficacy corresponded with improvements in creative performance.

Conclusions:

Creative self-efficacy is influenced by both internal factors (role identity) and external cues (supervisor expectations).
Job demands for creativity, when unmet or overwhelming, can negatively impact creative self-efficacy.
Developing creative self-efficacy is a viable pathway to improving employee creative performance.