Behind the wheel: What drives the effects of error handling?. Issue 6 (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dimitrova, Nicoletta G.; van Hooft, Edwin A. J.; van Dyck, Cathy; Groenewegen, Peter
• Is Part Of: Journal of social psychology. Volume 157:Issue 6(2017)
• Page Start: 658
• Page End: 672
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: Cognition -- error -- negative affect -- performance -- self-efficacy; Social psychology -- Periodicals; Psychology, Social -- Periodicals; Psychologie sociale -- Périodiques; Sociale psychologie; Electronic journals; 302.05
• DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2016.1270891
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-4545

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Existing research comparing error management (a strategy focusing on increasing the positive and decreasing the negative consequences of errors) to error prevention (a strategy focusing on working faultlessly), has identified error management as beneficial for multiple outcomes. Yet, due to various methodological limitations, it is unclear whether the effects previously found are due to error prevention, error management, or both. We examine this in an experimental study with a 2 (error prevention: yes vs. no) × 2 (error management: yes vs. no) factorial design. Error prevention had negative effects on cognition and adaptive transfer performance. Error management alleviated worry and boosted one's perceived self-efficacy. Overall, the results show that error prevention and error management have unique outcomes on negative affect, self-efficacy, cognition, and performance.