Resumen
We use new individual-level data from MasterChef, a television show in the United States in order to objectively capture situations of fear of failure. We codify situations in which the contestants are on the verge of being eliminated from competition and situations where they explicitly express fear of failing. These new data have the distinct advantage of being purely objective. We cover ten seasons, from 2010 to 2020 and include nearly 200 observations to study the role of fear of failure on performance. Using ordinary least squares, we show that extreme fear of failure is associated with an increase of two to four positions in the final placement of the cooking competition. This positive link between fear of failure and performance tends to contradict the conventional wisdom in both psychology and behavioral economics that such a link tends to be negative. Our findings are robust to broad changes in specification.
| Idioma original | Inglés |
|---|---|
| Páginas (desde-hasta) | 3-17 |
| Número de páginas | 15 |
| Publicación | Kyklos |
| Volumen | 76 |
| N.º | 1 |
| Fecha en línea anticipada | 1 ago. 2022 |
| DOI | |
| Estado | Publicada - feb. 2023 |
Nota bibliográfica
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Funding Information:
We are very grateful to Michele Baggio, Arlette Beltrán, Alex Campodonico, Michael Campodonico, Young Yun Choi, Bruno Chong, Ana Dammert, Virgilio Galdo, Nathaniel Hendren, Erica Mtenga, Anna Serrichio, Carla Srebot, Daniel Velásquez, Eldad Yechiam, Luisa Zanforlin, the editor, David Stadelmann, and anonymous referees for useful comments and suggestions. Our very special thanks to Yulia Valdivia for extraordinary support and very useful comments. All remaining errors are ours.
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