THE PRESERVATION OF SELF IN EVERYDAY LIFE - THE EFFECTS OF PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS AND FEEDBACK CONTEXT ON FEEDBACK INQUIRY

被引:111
作者
NORTHCRAFT, GB [1 ]
ASHFORD, SJ [1 ]
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[1] DARTMOUTH COLL,AMOS TUCK SCH BUSINESS ADM,HANOVER,NH 03755
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10.1016/0749-5978(90)90046-C
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B849 [应用心理学];
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040203 ;
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This paper examines the roles of performance expectations, feedback context, and self-esteem in feedback inquiry. Seventy-eight subjects participated in a stock market simulation. Results showed that performance expectations and the public context in which the subjects sought feedback significantly influenced the frequency of feedback inquiry. However, these effects depended on type of feedback (personal performance vs social comparison) being requested and additionally were influenced by self-esteem of the feedback seeker. © 1990.
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