Researchers in the area of training and motivation have concluded that causes improvements performance partially via training’s influence on self-efficacy. A set studies employing a moderation-of-process design contradicts this conclusion. Specifically, when two groups trainees did not know their was increasing during training, self-efficacy increase. Two other were able to observe improving performance, which enhanced However, both exhibited equal improvement performance. This effect shown...

The ability to gather meaningful responses and valuable data in higher education is entirely dependent on students actively participating surveys. To explore the issue of falling response rates among college students, we tested whether attention-grabbing marketing techniques or connection-oriented communication strategies would be more effective improving survey participation students. We found that experimental conditions were most likely open respond findings contribute understanding how...

Abstract One hypothesized reason for why a disproportionately low number of men enter caregiving fields is how such are perceived. In two studies, drawing upon the Stereotype Content Model and lack‐of‐fit model, we tested whether would encounter more social (e.g., likeability bias) economic hiring or job opportunity penalties than women in professions due to perceptions that less warm women. all three created employment materials which gender candidate employee was manipulated. Study 1,...

Interventions designed to increase women’s participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines sometimes emphasize the STEM gender gap. Drawing upon optimal distinctiveness theory, we hypothesized that interventions overtly emphasizing minority status might lead less interest relative with subtler references status. In Study 1, women who viewed a recruitment presentation drawing direct attention gap showed lower implicit identification compared those...

Expanding the Student Employment Literature:Investigating Practice of Reflection in On-Campus Leah R. Halper (bio), Caleb A. Craft and Yang Shi (bio) As cost attending postsecondary education increases, a growing number college students seek obtain employment while school (Carnevale, Smith, Melton, & Price, 2015; Davis, 2012). Existing research concerning student typically addresses same question: Is working during related to students' academic performance? This study offers new angle on...

The second year of college is a time when students remain at increased risk departure. Compared to widely available first-year resources, institutional support for second-year more limited. purpose this study was compare second-to-third retention between who participated in comprehensive experience program (SEP; n = 2,622) with did not participate ( 4,823). Because students’ participation SEP optional, we used propensity score matching account potential selection bias. Students were retained...

Though many institutions provide robust first-year experience programs to help students adjust college life, similar designed for second-year are generally limited or nonexistent. As a result, often face unique stressors and developmental milestones with diminished institutional support. This study describes how comprehensive program at one university contributes students’ holistic development: namely, their sense of belonging, perseverance, self-efficacy. From these results, we implications...

The present investigation was designed to test the predictions of a control theory based view self-regulation on complex effects self-efficacy persistence (Vancouver, 2008). In particular, expected positively affect performance in context where feedback never indicated goal achievement. such context, choice (i.e., whether abandon or not) is relevant and high individuals were hold out longer. contrast, when no available, those with are more likely believe they achieved readily, thus persist...

Turnover is often a costly problem for organizations, with severe consequences individuals (Hom & Griffeth, 1995). Because turnover intention the best predictor of (Griffeth, Hom, Gaertner, 2000), our ability to explain and predict individual voluntary decisions depends upon understanding intentions-turnover relationship. Allen, Weeks, Moffitt (2005) suggested that dispositional affectivity moderates this Analyzing data from sample 443 U.S. insurance company employees, hierarchical moderator...

Sexual harassment is a serious problem in the workplace. There less research on gender harassment, subgroup of sexual behavior involving hostile and degrading jokes, statements behaviors. Gender can lead to negative outcomes, this does not just affect individuals, but also extends teams. To investigate relationship between team we modeled how military affects perceptions cohesion effectiveness women using an Organizational Climate Survey focused equal opportunity organizational...

Living learning communities (LLCs) add to the college student experience. The current study investigates academic and personal growth in a recreational sports–themed LLC intentionally built on development theories. Surveys were administered all students community at two time points across 2 years. Students program showed significant leadership skills grade point average.