The impact of extraversion and pre-training self-efficacy on levels of training outcomes

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of extraversion and pre-training self-efficacy as individual characteristics on varying levels of training outcomes. Data were collected from 109 male employees entering a training programme on efficient communication in organizations. The research was conducted in two stages: before training and immediately after training. The results showed that extraversion was positively related to pre-training self-efficacy, which was positively related to affective reactions, utility reactions and post-training self-efficacy. Affective reactions were also found to have a stronger relationship than utility reactions with declarative knowledge. An hypothesized model and three alternative models were tested. The results revealed stronger support for the hypothesized model. © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.