Handbook of Organization Measurement
Self-Efficacy
construct.self_efficacy
§2The established instruments
What the field already uses — named and cited, not reproduced (item wording is copyrighted and withheld pending clearance).
- Fleming and Courtney Revised Self-Esteem Scale — Fleming and Courtney (1984)
- Core Self-Evaluations Scale (CSES) — Judge, Erez, Bono, & Thoresen
- Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI) — Coopersmith (1967)
- Feelings of Inadequacy Scale (FIS) — Fleming and Courtney Revision — Janis & Field (1959); revised by Fleming & Courtney (1984)
- Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale (CSCS) — Piers (1984)
- Revised Janis and Field Scale — Fleming and Courtney (1984)
- Feelings of Inadequacy Scale (Fleming & Courtney Revision) — Janis & Field (1959); revised by Fleming & Courtney (1984)
§3The math on what we know
Synthesized priors from the live registry: pooled r, studies (k), total N, top study grade, and heterogeneity. Rows flagged for heterogeneity or single-study evidence are directional, not settled — read them as a central tendency.
What drives self-efficacy
| Predictor | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goal Orientation | +0.33 | 1 | 10,217 | A | single study |
| Applicant Reactions | +0.14 | 1 | 5,701 | A | single study |
What self-efficacy predicts
| Outcome | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job Satisfaction | +0.45 | 2 | 12,953 | A | coherent |
| Overall Job Performance | +0.23 | 1 | 1,122 | A | single study |
| Task Performance | +0.23 | 1 | 1,122 | A | single study |
§4As a model node
Where self-efficacy sits when you drop it into a model — what feeds it, what it moves. Read left to right as a small, actionable causal claim.
Inputs (drivers)
- Goal Orientation+0.33
- Applicant Reactions+0.14
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Self-Efficacy
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Outputs (outcomes)
- Job Satisfaction+0.45
- Overall Job Performance+0.23
- Task Performance+0.23