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Can Personal Values Predict Performance? Evidence in an Academic Setting
Author(s) -
Parks Laura,
Guay Russell P.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
applied psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1464-0597
pISSN - 0269-994X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00461.x
Subject(s) - conscientiousness , psychology , extraversion and introversion , personality , construct (python library) , big five personality traits , social psychology , academic achievement , developmental psychology , computer science , programming language
In this paper we briefly review the construct of personal values, and we examine whether achievement values may be incrementally related to performance beyond personality. We also consider the motivational processes that may mediate the relationships between characteristics of the individual (personality and values) and performance. In an academic setting, achievement values were related to course performance even after controlling for the relevant personality factors of Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Extraversion. Further, motivational processes of goal content and goal striving mediated the relationships between individual characteristics (personality and values) and performance.