Construct Validity for a Measure of Generalized Expectancy of Task Success.

Motowidlo, Stephan J.

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Publication Date: 1981

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Construct Validity for a Measure of Generalized Expectancy of Task Success.

Motowidlo, Stephan J.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v41 n4 p963-72 Win 1981

Presented is evidence bearing on the construct validity of the Estimate of Self-Competence (ESC) Scale, which was designed to measure generalized expectancy of task success. The results of correlational analyses of relationships between the ESC, expectancies of successful performance, and other measures are reported. (Author/AL)

Descriptors: Achievement Need, Correlation, Expectation, Higher Education, Locus of Control, Self Concept, Self Concept Measures, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Test Validity

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