Date of Award
5-2018
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Industrial/Organizational Psychology: M.S.
Department
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
First Advisor
John Kulas
Second Advisor
Jody Illies
Third Advisor
Christopher Peterson
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
Discretionary Effort, Self-Efficacy, Organizational Friendship, Leader-Member Exchange, Musical Self-Efficacy, Chorus
Abstract
Data from 55 members of a Midwest Barbershop chorus were collected and analyzed as part of this study. The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between discretionary effort and three predictors: quality of relationship with leader, quality of relationship with coworkers, and self-efficacy for learning music. A better understanding of the relationship between these variables has the potential to focus group time on activities likely to be related to discretionary effort exerted. The results indicated a positive correlation between discretionary effort and self-efficacy for learning music, as well as mixed support for the positive relationship between discretionary effort and organizational friendship. Results include limitations and recommendations for future studies.
Recommended Citation
Carnes, Taryn B., "Predictors of Discretionary Effort in a Men's Chorus" (2018). Culminating Projects in Psychology. 11.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/psyc_etds/11
