The Role of Subjective Vitality and Colleague Support in the Relationship Between Self Efficacy and Adaptive Performance

Abstract

In the current work environment, employees need to catch up with all kinds of changes. To keep up with the changes, employee’s need to improve their adaptive performance. This study investigates the research question: “To what extent is self-efficacy related to adaptive performance, and to what extent is this relationship mediated by subjective vitality and moderated by colleague support?”. Using a cross-sectional survey design, data were collected from 138 working adults. The findings indicate that self-efficacy is related to adaptive performance and subjective vitality, and that subjective vitality is related to adaptive performance. However, the mediating effect of subjective vitality on the relationship between self-efficacy and adaptive performance was not significant. There was also no moderating effect of colleague support found on this relationship. This research contributes to the understanding of how self-efficacy, subjective vitality and colleague support can influence adaptive performance. Further research with a longitudinal design and demographic variables is recommended.