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Carina Loeb1, Christiane Stempel2, Kerstin Isaksson3
1Department of Psychology, Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
|February 17, 2016
Summary
This study introduces social and emotional self-efficacy dimensions at work, finding they impact team climate and emotional well-being. These new measures offer practical applications for workplace health promotion and development.
Area of Science:
- Workplace psychology
- Organizational behavior
- Occupational health
Background:
- Self-efficacy is a key work resource, but research primarily covers cognitive and task-oriented aspects.
- Social and emotional self-efficacy dimensions at work remain underexplored.
- Existing research lacks validated scales for social and emotional self-efficacy in occupational settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate and validate scales for social and emotional self-efficacy at work.
- To compare these dimensions with cognitive, task-oriented occupational self-efficacy.
- To examine the relationships between different self-efficacy dimensions and work-related outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Development and validation of new scales for social and emotional self-efficacy.
- Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on data from 226 Swedish and 591 German employees.
- Statistical analyses examined the unique contributions of different self-efficacy dimensions to team climate and emotional health.
Main Results:
- Four distinct but correlated self-efficacy dimensions were identified: occupational, social, self-oriented emotional, and other-oriented emotional.
- Social self-efficacy uniquely predicted team climate.
- Emotional self-efficacy (both self- and other-oriented) was linked to emotional irritation and exhaustion.
Conclusions:
- Validated scales for social and emotional self-efficacy provide valuable tools for workplace interventions.
- Social and emotional self-efficacy dimensions offer unique insights beyond occupational self-efficacy.
- Findings suggest potential applications in team-building, staff development, and health promotion programs.
Keywords:
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