The Relationship Between Goal Orientation, Social Comparison Responses, Self-Efficacy, and Performance
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by Hogrefe Publishing Group in European Psychologist
- Vol. 13 (3), 188-196
- https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040.13.3.188
Abstract
The present study examined whether social comparison responses (identification and contrast in social comparison) mediated the relationship between goal orientation (promotion and prevention) and self-efficacy, and whether self-efficacy was subsequently related with a better performance. As expected, the results showed that promotion-oriented individuals – who are focused on achieving success – had higher self-efficacy than prevention-oriented individuals – who are focused on avoiding failure. Only one of the social comparison responses had a mediating role. That is, the tendency to contrast oneself with others who were doing better mediated the relationship between a prevention goal orientation and self-efficacy. In addition, self-efficacy was related to a better performance.Keywords
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