Development of a core confidence-higher order construct

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Stajkovic, Alexander D.
• 署名单位: University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.6.1208
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 1208-1224
• 关键词: attitudes; core confidence; higher order construct; performance; Subjective well-being

摘要

The author develops core confidence as a higher order construct and suggests that a core confidence-higher order construct-not addressed by extant work motivation theories-is helpful in better understanding employee motivation in today's rapidly changing organizations. Drawing from psychology (social, clinical, and developmental) and social anthropology, the author develops propositions regarding the relationships between core confidence and performance, attitudes, and subjective well-being. The core confidence-higher order construct is proposed to be manifested by hope, self-efficacy, optimism, and resilience. The author reasons that these four variables share a common confidence core (a higher order construct) and may be considered as its manifestations. Suggestions for future research and implications of the work are discussed.