Self-Efficacy and its Effect on Goal Directed Behaviour

The present study hypothesized that high self-efficacy and goal setting behaviour would relate to better performance on a series of three anagrams. Previous research has found that goal-setting is related to improved performance on various tasks (Douma, Ordonez, Schwitzer, 2005). Self-efficacy is the belief in one\u27s ability to accomplish difficult tasks and affects individual\u27s performance. In total 60 undergraduate students of the University of Western Ontario were recruited for participation, they were divided in to three groups: create your own goal, yoked goal and do your best. Self-efficacy was measured using the General Self-Efficacy scale developed by Jerusalem and Schwarzer. The results are deemed insignificant. The concepts of goal setting and self-efficacy will be further discussed