Bergen, Ida (2026) I feel confident, so I must have done well! Self-efficacy, gender role orientation, and performance miscalibration. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Beliefs about one’s capabilities shape motivation and behavior, yet individuals differ in how they evaluate their own performance. Such differences in performance calibration have important implications in educational and occupational contexts, where self-assessments can guide behavior and decision making. The present study examined whether self-efficacy is related to subjective cognitive performance and performance discrepancy, reflecting the mismatch between perceived and objectively measured cognitive performance, and whether gender role orientation moderates these associations. Using a daily diary design, data were collected from 189 working adults who completed baseline measures of occupational self-efficacy and gender role orientation, followed by repeated assessments of subjective cognitive performance across one workweek. Regression analyses examined direct effects and moderation by gender role orientation. Self-efficacy was not directly associated with subjective cognitive performance or performance discrepancy, and gender role orientation did not predict subjective cognitive performance. However, when the interaction between self-efficacy and gender role orientation was considered, self-efficacy was associated with greater overestimation only at lower levels of gender role orientation, i.e., more masculine orientations. These findings suggest that self-efficacy alone may not explain how individuals evaluate their performance, but that its relation to performance miscalibration depends on socially shaped orientations toward confidence and self-evaluation.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Keller, A.C. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2026 06:09 |
| Last Modified: | 13 May 2026 06:09 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/6403 |
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