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Effects of self‐esteem and gender on goal choice
Author(s) -
Levy Paul E.,
Baumgardner Ann H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.4030120606
Subject(s) - psychology , expectancy theory , perspective (graphical) , social psychology , self esteem , personality , value (mathematics) , empirical research , epistemology , philosophy , machine learning , artificial intelligence , computer science
The relationship between enduring or personality characteristics and goal choice has been of considerable theoretical, but little empirical interest in recent years. From an expectancy value perspective, we addressed the impact of self‐esteem and gender on choice of goal difficulty level. As predicted, esteem and gender made significant contributions to the prediction of goal choice. The implications of these findings for future research in organizational settings, goal setting theory, and the relationship between goals and tasks are discussed.