Abstract

This study was intended to revel whether the general self-efficacy can work as a personality trait or a global construct. In study 1, with 227 college students, general self-efficacy and task-specific self-efficacy in driving, English conversation and golf were measured. After experimental operation, how does general self-efficacy influence to the expectation of credit in near future and the amount of endeavor for credit were tested. In study 2, with 167 elementary school children, general self-efficacy and task specific self-efficacy in verbal and spatial task, which solved by children afterwards, were measured in order to confirm whether the same results with college students will be acquired. At the same time, children's self-esteem, achievement motivation, locus of control and other personality factors were measured. Because the task for task-specific self-efficacy is different between college students and elementary ones, same results being acquired means that the relationship of general and task-specific self-efficacy will be examined more accurately. Analysis revealed positive relationships between general self-efficacy and task-specific self-efficacy in both college students and children. Accordingly the general self-efficacy can exist as a personality traits because the general self-efficacy is correlated with the task-specific self-efficacy, which is given full play on the basis of general self-efficacy. Also it was confirmed that the person with high general self-efficacy has expected higher level of credit and more endeavor for achieving the credit as well as higher level of the family strength than the one with low general self-efficacy. Then the person with high task-specific self-efficacy has high general self-efficacy and favorable personality traits regardless of performance.