title: Effects of generalized self-efficacy and negative social comparison feedback on specific self-efficacy and performance.
abstract: The effects of social comparison feedback on specific self-efficacy and performance of high generalized self-efficacy participants and low generalized self-efficacy participants were examined with the help of 20 participants with high generalized self-efficacy and 20 participants with low generalized self-efficacy. Half of the participants in each generalized self-efficacy group received negative social comparison feedback after each of four trials of an experimental task while the other half received no feedback. Two kinds of specific self-efficacy-performance-based and normative-based--were measured once before the task and four times after the trials of the task. After the task, the High generalized self-efficacy/Feedback group rated performance-based specific self-efficacy higher and performed better than the Low generalized self-efficacy/Feedback group. No significant difference was observed between the High generalized self-efficacy/No feedback group and Low generalized self-efficacy/No feedback group. There were no significant effects with regard to normative-based specific self-efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of International Studies and Informatics, Hagi International University, Hagi City, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Motoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: Fumiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology