Pozytywny afekt a relacja między śmiałością, impulsywnością i własną skutecznością

Abstract

Background: Recent research has demonstrated a relationship between personality, affectivity and performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of basic and general positive affectivity on personality traits (venturesomeness and impulsiveness) and self- -efficacy. Methods: The correlational design was used. 175 students filled in the Impulsiveness – Venturesomeness – Empathy Inventory (Eysenck et al., 1985), PANAS (Watson, Clark, 1994 – basic and general positive affectivity) and General Self-Efficacy, GESE (Schwarzer et al., 2008). Findings: Impulsiveness did not matter to the strength of self-efficacy, and was independent of positive affectivity. The results obtained indicated a significant mediating effect of basic positive affectivity, self-assurance and joviality, on the link between venturesomeness and general self-efficacy, and a direct impact of general positive affectivity on self-efficacy.