Positivity is an evaluative disposition capturing what self-esteem, life satisfaction and optimism have in common. Self-efficacy refers to specific beliefs aimed at exercising control over the events through self-regulation. This paper examines in two studies whether the effect of positivity on performance is mediated by self-efficacy beliefs. The first examines the role of task and empathic self-efficacy in mediating the relationship of positivity with respect to in-role and extra-role behaviours in a sample of 829 Italian adult employees. The second examines the role of academic self-efficacy in mediating the relationship of positivity with respect to academic grades and academic citizenship behaviour on a sample of 223 Italian university students. Structural Equation Models results revealed that: (1) the relationship between positivity and both in-role and extra-role behaviours was substantially mediated by self-efficacy beliefs; (2) the relationship between positivity and both school grades and citizenship behaviours was completely mediated by self-efficacy beliefs.

Positivity and behaviour: the mediating role of self-efficacy in organisational and educational settings / Barbaranelli, Claudio; Paciello, Marinella; Biagioli, Valentina; Fida, Roberta; Tramontano, Carlo. - In: JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES. - ISSN 1389-4978. - 20:3(2018), pp. 707-727. [10.1007/s10902-018-9972-4]

Positivity and behaviour: the mediating role of self-efficacy in organisational and educational settings

Barbaranelli, Claudio
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2018

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Positivity is an evaluative disposition capturing what self-esteem, life satisfaction and optimism have in common. Self-efficacy refers to specific beliefs aimed at exercising control over the events through self-regulation. This paper examines in two studies whether the effect of positivity on performance is mediated by self-efficacy beliefs. The first examines the role of task and empathic self-efficacy in mediating the relationship of positivity with respect to in-role and extra-role behaviours in a sample of 829 Italian adult employees. The second examines the role of academic self-efficacy in mediating the relationship of positivity with respect to academic grades and academic citizenship behaviour on a sample of 223 Italian university students. Structural Equation Models results revealed that: (1) the relationship between positivity and both in-role and extra-role behaviours was substantially mediated by self-efficacy beliefs; (2) the relationship between positivity and both school grades and citizenship behaviours was completely mediated by self-efficacy beliefs.
2018
academic success; meditation; self-efficacy; positivity; in-role behaviour; extra-role behaviour
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Positivity and behaviour: the mediating role of self-efficacy in organisational and educational settings / Barbaranelli, Claudio; Paciello, Marinella; Biagioli, Valentina; Fida, Roberta; Tramontano, Carlo. - In: JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES. - ISSN 1389-4978. - 20:3(2018), pp. 707-727. [10.1007/s10902-018-9972-4]
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