Premium
Personal and situational characteristics influencing the effectiveness of transfer of training improvement strategies
Author(s) -
Tziner Aharon,
Haccoun Robert R.,
Kadish Avi
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of occupational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0305-8107
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1991.tb00551.x
Subject(s) - locus of control , situational ethics , psychology , transfer of training , perception , applied psychology , medical education , social psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , cognitive psychology , neuroscience
A relapse prevention (RP) module was added to a two‐week training programme in order to evaluate its impact on post‐training transfer. Locus of control, as well as the subjects' self‐perceptions of the degree to which the work milieu would support their application of the skills taught, were also measured. The outcome (dependent) variables, measured for the 81 training participants, included reactions, knowledge and on‐the‐job skill usage, with the latter being obtained from both the trainees and their immediate supervisors. The results indicate that, as compared to appropriate controls, knowledge acquisition and the extent of strategy utilization was significantly higher for those who participated in the RP. Locus of control and perceived support interacted with the RP intervention on the extent of strategy utilization. The results are discussed in the light of previous research on the issue of transfer of training.