Publication details
Pracovní spokojenost jako mediátor vztahu mezi self-efficacy a výkonem
| Title in English | Satisfaction as a mediator of the task-specific self-efficacy and performance relationship |
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Psychologie a její kontexty |
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| Web | On-line archiv časopisu |
| Field | Psychology |
| Keywords | task-specific self-efficacy; work satisfaction; work performance; experiment |
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| Description | The study tested the hypothesis that the satisfaction mediates the influence of self-efficacy on performance. The research sample consisted of 96 Czech and Slovak university students of natural science (46,9 % women) in ages ranging between 19 and 26 years. The task-specific self-efficacy was measured using an adapted version of the General self-efficacy scale after the task was described to the respondents. The scale was adjusted to measure the task-specific construct. Satisfaction was measured using the adjusted Stone’s Satisfaction scale after the task was described and respondents completed a training task designed to allow them to judge their task satisfaction. Finally, respondents completed the actual task, during which they were instructed to write words starting with four prescribed syllables. Their task performance was operationalized as the number of words written within a time limit. The results showed a weak positive significant relationship between self-efficacy and satisfaction, satisfaction and performance and self-efficacy and performance. According to the kappa2 indicator, there was a weak mediation effect. The kappa indicator was significantly larger than 0. However, the bootstrap analysis did not reveal a significant indirect effect. The study contributes to the integration of attitudinal and personality theories that explain work performance. It helps to understand the nature of the relationship between self-efficacy and performance. The use of a single standardized task is both the strength and limit of the study. It served to reduce the impact of external variables, yet it also led to a reduction of the ecological validity of the research. |
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