Validation of a New General Self-Efficacy Scale
Contenu
Titre
Validation of a New General Self-Efficacy Scale
Organizational Research Methods
Créateur
Gilad Chen
Stanley M. Gully
Dov Eden
Sujet
Measurement Techniques
Self Efficacy
Résumé
Researchers have suggested that general self-efficacy (GSE) can substantially contribute to organizational theory, research, and practice. Unfortunately, the limited construct validity work conducted on commonly used GSE measures has highlighted such potential problems as low content validity and multidimensionality. The authors developed a new GSE (NGSE) scale and compared its psychometric properties and validity to that of the Sherer et al. General Self-Efficacy Scale (SGSE). Studies in two countries found that the NGSE scale has higher construct validity than the SGSE scale. Although shorter than the SGSE scale, the NGSE scale demonstrated high reliability, predicted specific self-efficacy (SSE) for a variety of tasks in various contexts, and moderated the influence of previous performance on subsequent SSE formation. Implications, limitations, and directions for future organizational research are discussed.
volume
4
numéro
1
pages
62-83
Date
January 1, 2001
Titre abrégé
Organizational Research Methods
Langue
en
doi
10.1177/109442810141004
issn
1094-4281