Expanding crossover research: The crossover of job-related self-efficacy within couples
Niessen C, Sonnentag S, Unger D, Neff A (2013)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2013
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Original Authors: Niessen Cornelia, Sonnentag Sabine, Unger Dana, Neff Angela
Publisher: SAGE Publications (UK and US) / Springer Verlag (Germany)
Book Volume: 66
Pages Range: 803-827
Journal Issue: 6
Abstract
This article reports a study that examined the crossover of job-related self-efficacy within working couples, its underlying mechanisms, and its work-related consequences. We proposed that the job-related self-efficacy of one partner (the 'actor') can be transmitted to the other partner (the 'partner'). By building on self-efficacy research (Bandura, 1997), we hypothesized vicarious experience and verbal persuasion to be the mediators underlying this crossover process. We expected that the crossover of job-related self-efficacy would in turn result in the partner's altered engagement at work. Using a sample of 102 professionals with an academic degree and their working partners, we conducted multilevel analyses using the actor-partner interdependence model. Our analyses offered support for our hypotheses. The actor's job-related self-efficacy related positively to the partner's job-related self-efficacy. This relation was mediated by the partner's perceived vicarious experience and verbal persuasion. Additionally, the actor's job-related self-efficacy indirectly related to the partner's work engagement through the partner's job-related self-efficacy. © The Author(s) 2013.
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APA:
Niessen, C., Sonnentag, S., Unger, D., & Neff, A. (2013). Expanding crossover research: The crossover of job-related self-efficacy within couples. Human Relations, 66(6), 803-827. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726712465095
MLA:
Niessen, Cornelia, et al. "Expanding crossover research: The crossover of job-related self-efficacy within couples." Human Relations 66.6 (2013): 803-827.
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