scholarly journals Connecting the Dots Between Mindset and Impostor Phenomenon, via Fear of Failure and Goal Orientation, in Working Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Noskeau ◽  
Angeli Santos ◽  
Weiwei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Implicit Theories ◽  
Fear Of Failure ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Impostor Phenomenon ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Fixed Mindset ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Work Domain

This study aims to investigate the relationship between mindset and impostor phenomenon, via the explanatory role of fear of failure and goal orientation in the work domain. Only one known study has previously connected mindset and impostor phenomenon in the scientific literature among females in a university setting. Data was collected from 201 working adults, with a roughly equal male-female ratio, from a range of sectors in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and United States. Participants completed an online survey comprising the Implicit Theories of Intelligence Scale, the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory, Work Domain Goal Orientation Instrument, and the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS). We tested a serial-parallel mediation model using structural equation modeling. The results suggest that people with a fixed mindset tend to experience more impostor phenomenon at work and this relationship is predominantly explained by their fear of failure. Further, when employees are also motivated by a performance avoid goal orientation, the relationship increases in strength. This indirect relationship suggests that staff training, and coaching interventions designed to increase people’s belief that they can develop their abilities results in a reduction of their fear of failure and in their motivation to want to avoid showing their inability at work. The results also suggest cultivating environments that promote a growth mindset and learning goal orientation, alongside the safety to fail, could lessen the negative effects of having a fixed mindset, reduce fear of failure, and alleviate impostor phenomenon’s negative impact on employee career development and wellbeing.

Servant Leadership from Multiple Domains and Follower Work Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 272-292
Author(s):  
Mitchell Neubert ◽  
Cindy Wu ◽  
Kevin Dougherty
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Managers and ministers exercise influence over their members inside and outside of their organizations. We examine the relationship of servant leadership from two contexts, an individual’s workplace and place of worship, with regulatory foci, and, in turn, entrepreneurial behavior and counterproductive work behavior (CWB) at work. Moreover, we contend that spiritual discipline (i.e., prayer and reading sacred texts) moderates the relationship of servant leadership to regulatory focus by altering the salience of each leader’s behavior. Using data collected in two waves from 912 working adults, we test the proposed relationships with multi-group structural equation modeling. Findings largely support the hypotheses and point toward important implications for servant leadership in both workplace and place of worship settings.

Ready and willing to learn: exploring personal antecedents to taking on learning challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Rigolizzo
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Need For Cognition ◽  
Behavioral Measure ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Learning Goal ◽  
Learning Goal Orientation ◽  
Challenging Tasks

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the personal antecedents to taking on the challenge of learning, particularly when there is competition for time at work. Taking on challenging tasks, particularly those that enhance learning, is a critical behavior in today’s dynamic business environments. This paper explores how individual differences motivate people to choose a challenging task over an easy one. Design/methodology/approach A behavioral measure was used to determine if working adults higher in learning goal orientation, curiosity, and need for cognition were more likely to take on a challenging task, even when there was competition for their time. Structural equation modeling was used to more deeply examine whether these constructs independently contribute to the outcome. Findings Goal orientation, curiosity and need for cognition each significantly predicted whether working adults took on a challenging task. Additional analysis revealed that learning goal orientation, curiosity, and need for cognition loaded onto a single factor. Research limitations/implications This paper answers calls for the use of direct measurement in social science research. Rather than asking individuals about what they have done or would do, the study observes what choices working adults actually make when confronted with the opportunity to learn. Originality/value Contributing to the recent surge of work on informal learning behaviors, this paper examines a critical learning behavior – that of taking on challenging tasks. It demonstrates that even if individuals are ready learn (have the time and resources), there are key individual differences that drive whether they are willing to do so.

I cannot change, so I buy who I am: How mindset predicts conspicuous consumption

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Lining Sun ◽  
Jiqiang Li ◽  
Yi Hu
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Conspicuous Consumption ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Performance Goal ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Fixed Mindset ◽  
Meaning System ◽  
Human Attributes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Performance Goal Orientation

People's mindset comprises the beliefs they endorse about whether human attributes are fixed or malleable, and these beliefs then shape their motivations and behaviors. We conducted an empirical examination of the relationship between mindset and conspicuous consumption, and investigated whether performance goal orientation mediates this relationship. We found that, relative to those who believe that personality is malleable (growth mindset), consumers who believe that personality cannot be changed (fixed mindset) are more likely to engage in conspicuous consumption. Further, performance goal orientation mediated the relationship between mindset and conspicuous consumption. These findings point to the importance of researchers and practitioners examining how people's meaning system affects their behaviors as consumers.

Facilitating employee socialization through mentoring relationships

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 554-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
SuJin Son
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Goal Orientation ◽  
Mentoring Functions ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance understanding of the mentor factors that promotes mentoring outcomes. This was done by investigating the role of mentors’ learning goal orientation (LGO), their learning activity such as reflection, the perceived relationship quality in relation to the mentoring functions received by protégés, and the furtherance of their socialization in a formal mentoring relationship. Design/methodology/approach In total, 131 matched mentor-protégé dyads were recruited from three different organizations in Korea, for the final analysis. Structural equation modeling and Hayes's PROCESS macro were used to test the proposed model and the moderating effect of perceived relationship quality. Findings Results show that mentors’ LGO was positively related to their reflection. Additionally, mentors’ reflection was positively associated with mentoring functions received by protégés. Further, mentoring functions received by protégés were positively related to protégés’ socialization. In particular, mentors’ reflection mediates the relationship between mentors’ LGO and mentoring functions received by protégés. Moreover, perceived relationship quality moderates the relationship between mentors’ LGO and their reflection. Originality/value Even though mentoring research is well advanced, not many researches have yet investigated mentors’ LGO and their learning activity such as reflection, in relation to mentoring functions received by protégés and their socialization.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Stress Perception in Pathways Linking Achievement Goal Orientation and Depression in Chinese Medical Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Luping Liu ◽  
Ning Ding ◽  
Honghe Li ◽  
Deliang Wen
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Achievement Goal ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Achievement Goal Orientation ◽  
Stress Perception ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
The Relationship

Mental health problems are frequent obstacles in medical students’ careers as doctors. Given that previous studies overlook the mediation of stress perception, the current study expanded previous goal orientation researches by addressing an unexplored mechanism. This study aims to examine the mediational roles of stress perception (perceived stressors and stress-related cognition) on the relationship between achievement goal orientation and depression in medical students. A total of 1,015 Chinese 2-year medical students completed a multi-section questionnaire. Hypotheses were examined by structural equation modeling. The findings suggest that performance-avoidance goal orientation and perceived stressors both demonstrated direct facilitative effects on depression, whereas stress-related cognition demonstrated direct obstructive effects on depression. Both perceived stressors and stress-related cognition mediated the relationship between achievement goal orientation and depression. The findings spark a new perspective on motivational intervention that assist students in adopting mastery-approaching strategy as well as ways of coping with stressful academic situations. Identifying students with achievement goal orientation and providing them with the appropriate supportive services may help them to manage stress and mitigate or prevent depression.

Aging and the motivation to stay employable

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 756-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominik Emanuel Froehlich ◽  
Simon Beausaert ◽  
Mien Segers
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The demographic shift and the rapid rate of innovations put age and employability high on policy makers’ and human resource managers’ agenda. However, the authors do not sufficiently understand the link between these concepts. The authors set out to investigate the relationship between age and employability and aim to identify motivational mediators of this relationship. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the roles of future time perspective and goal orientation. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted quantitative, cross-sectional survey research (n=282) in three Dutch and Austrian organizations. The authors used structural equation modeling to investigate the relationships between chronological age, future time perspective, goal orientations, and employability. Findings – Future time perspective and goal orientation strongly relate to employability. The authors found indirect relationships between age and employability via perceived remaining opportunities. Research limitations/implications – The results question the often simplistic use of chronological age in employability and human resource management research. Therefore, the authors call for more research to investigate the relationship between age and employability more deeply. Practical implications – The findings contribute new insights for the career development issues of an increasingly older workforce. This shifts the focus from age, a factor outside our control, to motivation. Originality/value – This study contributes evidence for the relationships of chronological age, future time perspective, and goal orientation with employability. It extends literature by criticizing the prevalent use of chronological age and investigating mediation effects.

scholarly journals Metacognition, entrepreneurial profile, and perception of success

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. e3166
Author(s):  
Pedro Marlus Cavalcante de Albuquerque Estrela ◽  
Adriano Leal Bruni ◽  
Raimundo Nonato Lima Filho
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Perceived Success ◽  
Metacognitive Experience ◽  
Indirect Relationship ◽  
Small Parts ◽  
The Relationship

This study sought to identify to what extent metacognition has an effect on perceived success, mediated by the entrepreneurial profile. The sample we analyzed involved 194 alumni from Business Administration, Accounting, and Economics programs from public and private higher education institutions in the state of Sergipe. The procedures involved the use of structural equation modeling and the results indicated that goal orientation has a significant direct and indirect relationship with perceived success. Metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive experience have significant indirect relationships with perceived success, and this relationship takes place with the "self-realization" and "leader" dimensions of the entrepreneurial profile. As this study's contribution, we identified metacognitive characteristics that can be improved to enhance the perception of success, such as: frequently defining goals, understanding the relationship between tasks and goals, setting specific goals, frequently evaluating a task's progress, selecting the best option for problem solving, using assertive strategies in the past, gaining prior knowledge regarding a task, breaking problems into small parts, thinking before performing a task, using different strategies, organizing time and information, selecting important information, and using intuition to formulate strategies.

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