Self-efficacy and work-related performance: A meta-analysis.

1998/09/01 by Alexander D. Stajkovic, Alexander D. Stajković, Fred Luthans · 3,594 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · #Clinical psychology #Engineering #Internal medicine #Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior #Medicine #Meta-analysis #Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports #Psychology #Work (physics) #Workaholism, burnout, and well-being

paper · doi:10.1037/0033-2909.124.2.240

published in Psychological Bulletin 124(2), 240-261 (American Psychological Association)

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Abstract

This meta-analysis (114 studies, k = 157, N = 21,616) examined the relationship between self-efficacy and work-related performance. Results of the primary meta-analysis indicated a significant weighted average correlation between self-efficacy and work-related performance, G (r+) = .38, and a signif

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