The dynamic change of self-efficacy in information searching on the Internet: influence of valence of experience and prior self-efficacy |
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Authors: | Chiou Wen-Bin Wan Chin-Sheng |
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Affiliation: | Center for Teacher Education, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. wbchiou@mail.nsysu.edu.tw |
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Abstract: | The authors investigated the dynamic change of specific self-efficacy in information searching on the Internet. In Study 1, the valence of experience was manipulated by task difficulty to obtain the developmental curve of self-efficacy change in consecutive information-searching trials. The results indicated that positive task experiences in information searching elicited a linear increase in self-efficacy. In contrast, negative task experiences elicited a more rapid decrease in self-efficacy. Self-efficacy of participants decreased to a lower level after the first negative experience and displayed a quadratic trend toward a floor effect. In Study 2, the authors examined the moderating effect of initial self-efficacy on the valence of experience. The enhancement effect of positive task experience on self-efficacy was more pronounced for individuals with lower levels of self-efficacy, whereas the deteriorating effect of negative experience was more prominent for individuals with higher levels of self-efficacy. |
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