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Stability matters: A dynamic process view on self-efficacy in training transfer.
K Jakob Weers1, Michael M Gielnik1
1Institute of Management and Organization, Leuphana University of Luneburg.
The Journal of Applied Psychology
|November 13, 2025
Summary
Self-efficacy
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Organizational Behavior
- Human Resource Development
Background:
- Self-efficacy is crucial for training transfer.
- Existing models often overlook the dynamic nature of self-efficacy.
- Understanding self-efficacy's properties is key to improving training outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce a dynamic process view of self-efficacy, considering its level and stability.
- To examine how self-efficacy level and stability influence training transfer.
- To investigate the longitudinal development of self-efficacy properties during transfer.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study design over 2 years.
- 1,399 lagged observations from 871 participants in an entrepreneurship training intervention.
- Statistical analysis to model the relationship between self-efficacy properties and training transfer.
Main Results:
- Training interventions enhance the level of self-efficacy in the short term.
- Self-efficacy stability increases over time during the transfer process.
- The predictive power of self-efficacy level on transfer performance strengthens as stability increases.
Conclusions:
- Both the level and stability of self-efficacy are dynamic properties that evolve over time.
- A joint consideration of self-efficacy level and stability provides a more comprehensive explanation of training transfer.
- Interventions should consider fostering both the level and stability of self-efficacy for sustained training transfer.
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