Masters Theses

Date of Award

12-2001

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Human Resource Management

Major Professor

Gregory Petty

Committee Members

Jackie Dejonge, Debbie L. Mackey

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among self-efficacy, self-esteem, and training performance. This study was similar to a study conducted by Mone, Baker, and Jeffries in 1995. Using college students, Mone et al. (1995) tried to determine which construct, self-efficacy or self-esteem, more accurately predicted academic success. This study's purpose was to determine if relationships existed among self-efficacy, self-esteem, and training performance in an industrial training situation using employees in the workplace.

A self-esteem and self-efficacy instrument along with a written test were used to gather data from the entire population (N=75) of workers at a government funded nuclear operations complex. The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Instrument (SEI) measured self-esteem in this study. A Grade Self-Esteem Scale adopted from the study conducted by Mone et al. in 1995 measured self-efficacy in this study. A written post-test measured training performance.

Inferential statistics including correlation and regression was used to obtain the correlation among self-efficacy, self-esteem, and training performance. Using an SPSS Statistical Analysis program, a Pearson r correlation was obtained for the sample population among self-efficacy, self-esteem, and training performance.

Findings disclosed that there was a significant positive relationship between self-esteem and training performance. There was also a significant positive relationship between self-efficacy and training performance. Finally, the findings disclosed that there was a significant positive relationship between self-esteem and self-efficacy.

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