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Social support moderates the relationship between stressors and task performance through self-efficacy.

Rees, T. and Freeman, P., 2009. Social support moderates the relationship between stressors and task performance through self-efficacy. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28 (2), 244 - 263.

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DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2009.28.2.244

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between social support and objective task performance in a field setting. A sample of 197 participants, mean age 23.13 years (SD 3.56) completed measures of stressors, social support, and self-efficacy prior to performance. Moderated hierarchical regression analysis revealed significant(p < .05) main effects for stressors (R2 = .12) and social support (ΔR2 = .14) in relation to performance, in the hypothesized directions. A significant interaction (ΔR2 = .06) suggested that social support moderated (buffered) the relationship between stressors and task performance. Moderated mediation analysis demonstrated that social support was associated with increases in self-efficacy, and self-efficacy was associated with enhanced performance, but that this effect was only salient at moderate to high levels of stressors.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:0736-7236
Group:Bournemouth University Business School
ID Code:24929
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:10 Nov 2016 11:21
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:00

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