We examined the role of subjective task complexity in goal orientation effects on self-efficacy and performance on a computerized simulation of a class scheduling task (N = 138). Results indicated that goal orientation effects on performance were mediated by subjective task complexity. In addition, our results revealed that subjective task complexity was related to self-efficacy but not cognitive ability. Moreover, subjective task complexity effects on performance were mediated by self-efficacy, and goal orientation effects on self-efficacy were mediated by subjective task complexity. Results are discussed in terms of conceptual relations between goal orientation, subjective task complexity, self-efficacy, and performance.
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Mangos, P. M., & Steele-Johnson, D. (2001). The Role of Subjective Task Complexity in Goal Orientation, Self-Efficacy, and Performance Relations. Human Performance, 14(2), 169–185. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327043hup1402_03
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