Testing the self-efficacy—performance linkage of social—cognitive theory

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-87

  Harrison, Allison W ^a   Rainer, R Kelly ^b   Hochwarter, Wayne A ^c   Thompson, Kenneth R ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD;

ADULT; COGNITION; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 0031064346     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224549709595415     Document Type: Article

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