Role Breadth Self-Efficacy and Foci of Proactive Behavior: Moderating Role of Collective, Relational, and Individual Self-Concept

J Psychol. 2015;149(8):846-65. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2014.985284. Epub 2015 Jan 7.

Abstract

This study aims to identify the interactive effect of role breadth self-efficacy (RBSE) and the three levels of self-concept (collective, relational, and individual) in predicting of different foci of proactive behaviors. Results from 259 matched responses from an airline company in Taiwan showed that RBSE had a positive effect on (1) pro-organizational proactive behavior among those with higher collective self-concept, (2) pro-supervisor proactive behavior among those with higher relational self-concept, and (3) pro-self proactive behavior among those with higher individual self-concept. Our findings provide insights into the moderating role of different levels of self-concept on RBSE-proactive behavior process in terms of specific targets or beneficiaries. Further implications for organizational research and practice are discussed.

Keywords: foci of proactive behavior; role breadth self-efficacy; self-concept.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Employment / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Self Concept*
  • Self Efficacy
  • Social Behavior*
  • Taiwan