title: A comparison of general self-efficacy with self-esteem.
abstract: General self-efficacy (GSE) is defined as the global confidence a person has to successfully perform tasks. GSE is theorized to be linked to task-specific self-efficacy (TSSE). The GSE concept is controversial because some researchers claim that it is the same as self-esteem. In this study, 165 undergraduates were administered five GSE scales, a self-esteem scale, a locus of control scale, a TSSE scale, a sample-performance test, and a performance test. Results of multiple-regression analyses indicated that the GSE scales are measuring self-esteem and are poor predictors of performance.
authors.affiliation: Emporia State University, Wichita, KS, USA.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept