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| Published: December 28, 2021

Is the Relationship Between Creative Self-Efficacy and Innovative Behavior Mediated by Optimism?

Tulus Winarsunu

Psychology Study Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia Google Scholar More about the auther

, Moh. Sarifudin

Post Graduate Study Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia Google Scholar More about the auther

, Djudiyah

Psychology Study Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.179.20210904

DOI: 10.25215/0904.179

ABSTRACT

Innovative behavior is very important for companies engaged in the creative industry. Innovative behavior can be caused by optimism, and optimism occurs because of creative self-efficacy. The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating function of optimism on the relationship between creative self-efficacy and innovative behavior. This study used an ex-post facto design. The research subjects were 101 employees of the creative industry who were taken through incidental sampling techniques. The instruments used were innovative work behavior, creative self-efficacy, and Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R). The data were analyzed using the Mediated Regression Analysis (MRA) technique. The results showed that there was a positive influence between creative self-efficacy on innovative behavior, but the relationship was not mediated by optimism. It can be concluded that creative self-efficacy has a direct effect on innovative behavior and not through optimism.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.179.20210904

10.25215/0904.179

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Published in   Volume 09, Issue 4, October- December, 2021