Referents or Role Models? The Self-Efficacy and Job Performance Effects of Perceiving Higher Performing Peers

What are the effects of perceiving peers' higher performance? Social-cognitive theory emphasizes the positive influence that perceiving higher performers can have on observer task and job performance (because observational learning from role models enhances self-efficacy). Social comparison the...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 2021-03, Vol.106 (3), p.422-438
Main Authors: Downes, Patrick E., Crawford, Eean R., Seibert, Scott E., Stoverink, Adam C., Campbell, Elizabeth M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colleagues
College Students
Female
Fieldwork
Goal Orientation
Human
Job Performance
Male
Observational Learning
Peers
Referents
Role Models
Self evaluation
Self-Efficacy
Social Comparison
Social learning
Theory
Undergraduate students
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