Career-related self-efficacy, its antecedents and relationship to subjective career success in a cross-lagged panel study. Issue 20 (12th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rigotti, Thomas; Korek, Sabine; Otto, Kathleen
• Is Part Of: International journal of human resource management. Volume 31:Issue 20(2020)
• Page Start: 2645
• Page End: 2672
• Publication Date: 2020-11-12
• Subjects: Self-efficacy -- subjective career success -- demands -- strain -- leadership; Personnel management -- Periodicals; Human capital -- Management -- Periodicals; 658.3
• DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2018.1460858
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0958-5192

Abstract

Abstract: In a cross-lagged study using two-wave data of N = 581 employees from Germany, we explored the role of career-related self-efficacy beliefs as a main cause of subjective career success – reflected by the two indicators of self-rated success, and career satisfaction. Moreover, we aimed at shedding light on those antecedents (exceeding demands, transformational leadership, emotional strain) that, according to Bandura's four sources of self-efficacy (performance accomplishments, vicarious experience, verbal persuasion, physiological states), could be shaped to foster career-related self-efficacy. Results of SEM were mostly in line with our theoretical assumptions. Career-related self-efficacy turned out to boost career satisfaction though not self-rated success. However there was a lagged effect from self-rated success to self-efficacy. In addition, we found exceeding demands and emotional strain negatively affecting career-related self-efficacy, whereas leadership showed only an impact when simultaneously analyzed with the other sources; and contradicting to our theorizing transformational leadership behavior diminished self-efficacy experiences.