The impact of goal-performance discrepancies, self-efficacy, and goal orientation on upward Goal revision

Abstract

The present study examined the role of positive goal-performance discrepancies (GPDs), self-efficacy beliefs, and dispositional goal orientation on goal revision processes following performance feedback in a sample of 129 Icelandic job applicants. The results indicated that goal revision was primarily a function of the positive GPD encountered by individuals. However, this relationship was moderated by self-efficacy, performance goal orientation, and learning goal orientation. Implications of these findings and directions for future research are discussed. © 2006 Blackwell Publishing, Inc.