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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 707–727 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Journal of Happiness Studies |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 1 Mar 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2019 |
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The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10902-018-9972-4Keywords
- Academic success
- Extra-role behaviour
- In-role behaviour
- Meditation
- Positivity
- Self-efficacy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
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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, Vol. 20, No. 3, 03.2019, p. 707–727.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Positivity and Behaviour: the Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in Organisational and Educational Settings
AU - Barbaranelli, Claudio
AU - Paciello, Marinella
AU - Biagioli, Valentina
AU - Fida, Roberta
AU - Tramontano, Carlo
N1 - The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10902-018-9972-4
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Academic success
KW - Extra-role behaviour
KW - In-role behaviour
KW - Meditation
KW - Positivity
KW - Self-efficacy
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U2 - 10.1007/s10902-018-9972-4
DO - 10.1007/s10902-018-9972-4
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VL - 20
SP - 707
EP - 727
JO - Journal of Happiness Studies
JF - Journal of Happiness Studies
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