Purpose

The aim of this study is to systematically review the scholarly literature on the self-fulfilling prophecy and identify the theoretical and methodological gaps in the literature as a foundation to encourage future research.

Design/methodology/approach

To develop a theoretical framework for self-fulfilling prophecy research, each empirical article published in a peer-reviewed journal from January 2001 to October 2022 was retrieved using EBSCO’s Business Source Premier database. The keywords “self-fulfilling prophecy,” “Galatea effect,” “Golem effect” and “Pygmalion effect” were used in the Abstract of articles to conduct this literature review.

Findings

The authors developed a 2 × 2 framework that distinguishes self-fulfilling prophecies based on whether they are initiated internally or externally and whether positive or negative outcomes result. The authors then introduce what we label the Eyeore effect. The resulting framework helps identify the need for more research on the golem, Galatea and Eyeore effect.

Research limitations/implications

This review is limited because the authors only reviewed peer-reviewed empirical articles in the English language.

Originality/value

This work provides a meaningful framework to synthesize the types of self-fulfilling prophecies and systematically reviews the state of the literature, as a springboard to identify and encourage fruitful areas of future research.

中文翻译：

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回顾过去，预测未来：自我实现预言的实证支持回顾

目的

本研究的目的是系统回顾有关自我实现预言的学术文献，并找出文献中的理论和方法论差距，作为鼓励未来研究的基础。

设计/方法论/途径

为了开发自我实现预言研究的理论框架，使用 EBSCO 的 Business Source Premier 数据库检索了 2001 年 1 月至 2022 年 10 月在同行评审期刊上发表的每篇实证文章。文章摘要中使用“自我实现预言”、“加拉泰亚效应”、“傀儡效应”和“皮格马利翁效应”等关键词进行文献综述。

发现

作者开发了一个 2 × 2 框架，根据自我实现预言是由内部还是外部发起以及产生积极还是消极结果来区分自我实现预言。然后作者介绍了我们所标记的 Eyeore 效应。由此产生的框架有助于确定对魔像、Galatea 和 Eyeore 效应进行更多研究的必要性。

研究局限性/影响

这篇评论是有限的，因为作者只评论了同行评审的英文实证文章。

原创性/价值

这项工作提供了一个有意义的框架来综合自我实现预言的类型，并系统地回顾文献状况，作为识别和鼓励未来研究富有成效的领域的跳板。