The Influence Of Indirect Interaction And Interactive Experience On Interactive Self-efficacy

Interactive concept of self-efficacy comes from self-efficacy theory, refers to the individual based on the subjective evaluation of the interactive ability and form a feeling of expectations and confidence.Interactive self-efficacy play an important role in the process and development of intergroup interaction, has attracted more and more psychology researchers’ attention. However, through sort out the existing literature, found that at present about interactive self-efficacy’s study is largely based on western cultural background, the localization research is less;As to what factors influence the interactive self-efficacy, at current less theories and empirical studies.On the basis of combing the existing literature, this study to college students as the subjects, in the context of intergroup interaction, to explore the influence factors of interactive self-efficacy.According to the theoretical basis of Bandura, direct experience and vicarious experience influence self-efficacy.Therefore, this study focused on the indirect interaction, interactive experience’s influence on interactive self-efficacy.Study 1 explored the influence of indirect interaction and quantity of experience on interactive self-efficacy,with the method of experimentation. Results showed that the main effect of indirect interaction is non-significant; the main effect of quantity of experience is significant. Studies have found indirect interaction have an effect on interactive self-efficacy, this does not match the results of other researchers. Therefore, our study 2 will focus on why indirect interaction had no effect on interactive, explore the interactive objects and indirect interaction impact on interactive self-efficacy.Study 2 aimed at the interactive objects and indirect interaction impact on interactive self-efficacy. Results showed that the main effect of interactive objects and indirect interaction type both significant; and a significant interaction effect between interactive objects and indirect interaction type, which means when interactive objects belong to ingroup, the influence of indirect interaction type on interactive self-efficacy is stronger.Study 3 aimed at when interactive objects belong to outgroup, the influence of interactive objects’ typical characteristics and the type of interaction experience on interactive self-efficacy. Results showed that the main effect of interactive objects’ typical characteristics and the type of interaction experience both significant, and a significant interaction effect between interactive objects’ typical characteristics and the type of interaction experience, which means when the type of interaction experience is positive, the influence of interactive objects’ typical characteristic on interactive self-efficacy is stronger.The studies suggested that in the intergroup interaction, individual’s previous positive experience can produce higher interactive self-efficacy. At the same time, in the intergroup interaction, when the interactive objects have the outgroup’s typical characteristic, the positive effect of interactive easier generalization to the entire outgroup, improve the confidence of the future interactive with outgroup.