A Meta-Analytic Examination of the Goal Orientation Nomological Net

The authors present an empirical review of the literature concerning trait and state goal orientation (GO). Three dimensions of GO were examined: learning, prove performance, and avoid performance along with presumed antecedents and proximal and distal consequences of these dimensions. Antecedent va...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 2007-01, Vol.92 (1), p.128-150
Main Authors: Payne, Stephanie C, Youngcourt, Satoris S, Beaubien, J. Matthew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive Ability
Employee Performance Appraisal
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Goal directed
Goal Orientation
Goal setting
Goals
Human
Humans
Job Performance
Learning
Meta Analysis
Motivation. Job satisfaction. Attitude
Occupational psychology
Orientation
Personality traits
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Self Concept
Self-Efficacy
Self-esteem
Self-Regulation
Selfregulation
Social Control, Informal
Studies
Working conditions
Working life
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Summary:The authors present an empirical review of the literature concerning trait and state goal orientation (GO). Three dimensions of GO were examined: learning, prove performance, and avoid performance along with presumed antecedents and proximal and distal consequences of these dimensions. Antecedent variables included cognitive ability, implicit theory of intelligence, need for achievement, self-esteem, general self-efficacy, and the Big Five personality characteristics. Proximal consequences included state GO, task-specific self-efficacy, self-set goal level, learning strategies, feedback seeking, and state anxiety. Distal consequences included learning, academic performance, task performance, and job performance. Generally speaking, learning GO was positively correlated, avoid performance GO was negatively correlated, and prove performance GO was uncorrelated with these variables. Consistent with theory, state GO tended to have stronger relationships with the distal consequences than did trait GO. Finally, using a meta-correlation matrix, the authors found that trait GO predicted job performance above and beyond cognitive ability and personality. These results demonstrate the value of GO to organizational researchers.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.92.1.128