Moderating Avoidance Performance Goal Orientation Withdrawal Through Individuated Assessments and Common Affiliation
In: Small group research: an international journal of theory, investigation, and application, Band 52, Heft 2, S. 135-161
ISSN: 1552-8278
Scholars have long assumed that members of small groups are more likely to help each other. We argue that, even in a small group with collective rewards, those with an avoidance performance goal orientation, a dispositional fear of inadequate performance, would view social interaction as more disadvantageous and, as a result, help their group less. Using random coefficient modeling, we also demonstrate that the strength of the individual-specific assessment of reliance on and a category-specific common affiliation with group members reduce this negative association. We discuss theoretical and practical implications and conclude by identifying limitations of our study and offer directions for future investigation.