Azhigulova, Kamila (2024) Role of Individual Differences in Goal Revision Upon Negative Career Feedback: Does Mindset Matter? Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Negative career feedback, which underscores shortcomings in one’s performance, can markedly influence employees’ perceptions of their abilities and success. While some individuals leverage negative feedback for improvement, others can get demotivated and adjust their careers downward. This study explores how individual differences, particularly growth mindset and self-efficacy, impact the employees’ reactions to receiving negative feedback. The theoretical framework is grounded in the Social Cognitive Model of Career Self-Management (CSM), positing that negative feedback acts as a learning experience that influences one’s outcome expectations through the mechanism of self-efficacy, and thus leads to adaptive self-regulatory behavior of goal revision. A growth mindset is hypothesized to act as a moderator enhancing self-efficacy, which promotes resilience to setbacks. The study examined the career attitudes of employees and students (N=182), revealing that negative career feedback is indeed associated with greater downward goal revision. Those with higher self-efficacy showed more resilience to negative feedback, reducing the tendency to revise goals downward. However, the anticipated moderating role of a growth mindset was not significant. These findings contribute to the understanding of the complex interaction between cognitive individual differences and self-regulatory behaviors, offering knowledge to expand the implications of feedback interventions. Keywords: negative career feedback, self-efficacy, growth mindset, Professional Skills and Abilities mindset, career goal revision
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Heihal, T.I. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2024 09:16 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2024 09:16 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4141 |
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