Self-Efficacy, Performance, Training and Well-Being of Industrial Workers in Lagos, Nigeria

The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether Self- Efficacy (SE) has anything to do with industrialemployees’ training, performance and well-being in Nigeria industrial settings. Self-Efficacy (belief about one’sability to accomplish specific tasks) form a central role in the regulatory process through which an individual’smotivation and performance are governed. It also affects employees’ training and well-being. The descriptivesurvey research design of the ex-post facto type was adopted. The population for the study consisted ofemployees of SKG Lagos, Glaxo, Ikeja and Smithkline Beecham, Ogba. The simple random sampling techniquewas used to select 274 respondents for the study. Four research instruments structured on a modified four pointrating format of Strongly Agree (SA)=4, Agree (A)=3, Disagree (D)=2. Strongly Disagree (SD)=1 were used andhaving reliability coefficient of- Self-Efficacy Scale (SES)=0.85; Training Acquisition Scale (TAS)=0.80; WorkPerformance Scale (WPS)=0.82 and Well-being Scale (WBS)=0.87. Data were analyzed with t-test statistic. Thefinding revealed that workers with high self-efficacy are higher performers of assigned duties than those withlow self – efficacy, workers with high level of self-efficacy are more amenable to training than those with lowlevel of self – efficacy and workers with high self-efficacy are better in their well-being than those with low self– efficacy. It was recommended that industrial social worker should work on the psychic of the workers so thattheir self-efficacy can be developed or strengthen positively with the intent of promoting higher performance,adaptability to training and fostering of employees well-being.