Relationship of Core Self-evaluations Traits--self-esteem, Generalized Self-efficacy, Locus of Control, and Emotional Stability--with Job Satisfaction and Job Performance: a Meta-analysis

Overview

Journal J Appl Psychol

Publisher American Psychological Association

Specialty Psychology

Date 2001 Apr 17

PMID 11302235

Citations 173

Authors

T A Judge

J E Bono

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Abstract

This article presents meta-analytic results of the relationship of 4 traits--self-esteem, generalized self-efficacy, locus of control, and emotional stability (low neuroticism) with job satisfaction and job performance. With respect to job satisfaction, the estimated true score correlations were .26 for self-esteem, .45 for generalized self-efficacy, .32 for internal locus of control, and .24 for emotional stability. With respect to job performance, the correlations were .26 for self-esteem, .23 for generalized self-efficacy, .22 for internal locus of control, and .19 for emotional stability. In total, the results based on 274 correlations suggest that these traits are among the best dispositional predictors of job satisfaction and job performance. T. A. Judge, E. A. Locke. and C. C. Durham's (1997) theory of core self-evaluations is used as a framework for discussing similarities between the 4 traits and their relationships to satisfaction and performance.

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