Does Autotelic Personality Make a Difference in The Effect of Self-Efficacy on Individual Performance?

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of self-efficacy on individual performance and to find out whether autotelic personality differentiates this process. Within this scope, the research data were collected from 308 blue-collar employees working in a private company by survey method. In order to test the hypotheses of the study, direct and moderating effects were investigated by regression analysis. The results showed that self-efficacy has a significant positive effect on employee performance. Moreover, autotelic personality dampened this relationship, particularly low and high level autotelic personality had different effects on individual performance at lower levels of self-efficacy. The findings were discussed in the context of literature.

Keywords

• Self-efficacy
• autotelic personality
• individual performance

Ototelik Kişilik, Öz-Yeterliliğin Bireysel Performans Üzerindeki Etkisinde Fark Yaratır Mı?

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, öz-yeterliliğin bireysel performans üzerindeki etkisinin belirlenmesi ve bu sürecin ototelik kişilik açısından farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığının ortaya çıkarılmasıdır. Bu kapsamda, özel bir işletmede görev yapan 308 mavi yakalı çalışandan anket tekniğiyle veri toplanmıştır. Araştırma hipotezlerini test etmek için regresyon analizi kullanılarak doğrudan ve düzenleyici etkiler incelenmiştir. Analizler sonucunda öz-yeterliliğin çalışan performansı üzerinde aynı yönlü anlamlı etkisinin olduğu görülmüştür. Ayrıca ototelik kişiliğin bu ilişkiyi zayıflattığı ve özellikle düşük öz-yeterlilik seviyelerinde yüksek ve düşük seviyedeki ototelik kişiliğin bireysel performans üzerinde farklı etkileri olduğu bulunmuştur. Elde edilen bulgular yazın bağlamında tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

• Öz-yeterlilik
• ototelik kişilik
• bireysel performans

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