TY - JOUR AU1 - Shea, Christine M. AU2 - Howell, Jane M. AB - This study examined the pattern of the relationships between self-efficacy and performance in an experiment involving 148 students who worked on a manufacturing task over four trials. Task feedback and task experience, two variables that may influence the occurrence of efficacy-performance spirals, were also investigated. Results indicated strong support for a significant relationship between self-efficacy and performance over time. However, the pattern of changes in self-efficacy and performance from trial-to-trial contained self-corrections, suggesting that the efficacy-performance relationship does not necessarily proceed in a monotonic, deviation-amplifying spiral. Task feedback and task experience affected the occurrence of self-corrections in the pattern of changes in self-efficacy and performance over time. Implications are drawn about the dynamic nature of self-efficacy. TI - Efficacy-Performance Spirals: An Empirical Test JF - Journal of Management DO - 10.1177/014920630002600409 DA - 2000-08-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/efficacy-performance-spirals-an-empirical-test-j1R0LftD14 SP - 791 EP - 812 VL - 26 IS - 4 DP - DeepDyve ER -