Goal orientation and ability: Interactive effects on self-efficacy, performance, and knowledge

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bell, BS; Kozlowski, SWJ
• 署名单位: Michigan State University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037//0021-9010.87.3.497
• 发表日期: 2002
• 页码: 497-505

摘要

This study examined the direct relationship of goal orientation-and the interaction of goal orientation and cognitive ability-with self-efficacy, performance, and knowledge in a learning context. The authors argue that whether a particular type of goal orientation is adaptive or not adaptive depends on individuals' cognitive ability. Consistent with previous research, learning orientation was positively related to self-efficacy, performance, and knowledge, whereas performance orientation was negatively related to performance only. The interactions between goal orientation and ability also supported several hypotheses. As expected, learning orientation was generally adaptive for high-ability individuals but had no effect for low-ability individuals. In contrast, the effects of performance orientation were contingent on both individuals' level of cognitive ability and the outcome examined.