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Testing the self-efficacy-performance linkage of social-cognitive theory
A W Harrison1, R K Rainer, W A Hochwarter
1Department of Management and Information Systems, Mississippi State University 39762-5927, USA.
The Journal of Social Psychology
|February 1, 1997
Summary
This study found that computer performance significantly predicts self-efficacy perceptions in university employees. These findings support Bandura's social-cognitive theory in real-world work settings.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Social-Cognitive Theory
Background:
- Previous research on self-efficacy and performance had limitations, often using lab-based tasks lacking real-world applicability.
- Generalizability of prior findings to individual work performance was questionable due to methodological constraints.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test the self-efficacy-performance model from Bandura's social-cognitive theory within an actual work environment.
- To examine the relationship between computer performance and self-efficacy perceptions in a sample of university employees.
Main Methods:
- Utilized discriminant function analyses to examine the data.
- Sample comprised 776 American university employees.
- Study conducted in a naturalistic work setting, not a laboratory.
Main Results:
- Computer performance was found to be a significant predictor of both high and low self-efficacy perceptions.
- Statistical analysis confirmed a predictive relationship between performance and self-efficacy.
Conclusions:
- Results offer empirical support for Bandura's social-cognitive theory in the context of work performance.
- The study demonstrates the relevance of self-efficacy perceptions in predicting performance within organizational settings.