title: The effects of self-esteem and source credibility on self-denying prophecies.
abstract: Self-fulfilling prophecies are a well-studied phenomenon. The study of self-denying prophecies, however, is rare. Self-denying prophecies shift people's behavior in the direction opposite to the prophecy. The existence of self-denying prophecies was investigated in 222 students. The effects of self-esteem and the source of the prophecy were also investigated. The results suggest that self-denying prophecies exist and that self-esteem is an important moderator of self-denying prophecies. If managers and industrial/organizational psychologists had an understanding of self-denying prophecies, they might be better able to structure negative performance reviews in a way that could lead to improved employee performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics and Business, Catholic University of America, USA.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Hurley
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012649:Self Concept; D012938:Social Perception; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D013404:Suggestion