SELF-EFFICACY AND WORK-RELATED PERFORMANCE - A METAANALYSIS

This meta-analysis (114 studies, k = 157, N = 21,616) examined the rel ationship between self-efficacy and work-related performance. Results of the primary meta-analysis indicated a significant weighted average correlation between self-efficacy and work-related performance, G(r(+) ) = .38, and a significant within-group heterogeneity of individual co rrelations. To account for this variation, the authors conducted a 2-l evel theory-driven moderator analysis by partitioning the k sample of correlations first according to the level of task complexity (low, med ium, and high), and then into 2 classes according to the type of study setting (simulated-lab vs. actual-field). New directions for future t heory development and research are suggested, and practical implicatio ns of the findings are discussed.