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The Role of Goal Orientation Following Performance Feedback
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This study examined the relationship of goal orientation and performance over a series of 2 challenging performance events. After providing performance feedback on the 1st event, the authors found that the relationship between a learning goal orientation and performance remained positive for the 2nd event, the relationship between a proving goal orientation and performance diminished from a positive to a nonsignificant level, and the relationship between an avoiding goal orientation and performance remained negative. Data analysis also indicated that the relationships between the 3 goal orientation dimensions and the performance event were differentially mediated by goal setting, self-efficacy, and effort.
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“For example, an initially positive relationship between performance-approach goal orientation and performance decreased when undergraduate students received performance feedback; there was no change in relationships between mastery-goal orientation and performance-avoidant orientation and performance (VandeWalle et al., 2001).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- VandeWalle, D., Cron, W. L., & Slocum, J. W.
- Affiliations
- Southern Methodist University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Published
- 2001
- Volume
- 86
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 629-640
- ISSN
- 0021-9010 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1854
- OpenAlex
- W2072046516
- Semantic Scholar
- f785ebefc8c87b28a78b68034bca2d3d2511b665
- Cited by
- 781
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 81 · 2019: 42 · 2018: 36 · 2017: 35 · 2016: 33 · 2015: 44 · 2014: 30 · 2013: 37 · 2012: 45
- FWCI
- 15.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Keywords
- goal orientation, performance feedback, learning objectives, performance goals, performance, goal setting, self-efficacy, effort, mediation
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Feedback, Female, Goals, Humans, Male, Task Performance and Analysis, Self Efficacy
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