Abstract：Performance appraisal is an important way to promote the modernization of grassroots governance and an important criterion for measuring governance effectiveness. It plays a very important role in mobilizing the enthusiasm of grassroots cadres and improving the efficiency of grassroots governance. Existing research tends to analyze performance appraisal pressure in a negative and pessimistic fashion， without paying sufficient attention to the intrinsic relationship and transformative path between the pressure caused by appraisal and governance motivation. Therefore， based on the pressure identification of grassroots government performance appraisal， three types of pressure are proposed： functional pressure， saturated pressure， and overloaded pressure. Difference in types of pressure is the presentation of the power difference in the attributes of motivation and burden， which manifests the inner relation between pressure caused by performance appraisal and governance efficiency. Further research shows that overloaded pressure will lead to the involution of appraisal， which is caused by the segmentation of assessment subjects， the inversion of the main and secondary assessment content， the repetitive administration of assessment processes， and the pursuit of interests and avoidance of responsibility in assessment results. In order to effectively transform the performance appraisal of grassroots governments from overloaded pressure to positive motivation， and avoid the burden and governance inefficiency caused by the involution， attention should be paid to straightening out the strip-block relationship， coordinating the main and secondary points， optimizing the responsibilities and processes of grassroots government performance appraisal， and establishing a right view of political achievements in performance appraisal.
黄振华 黄洪凯. 从压力到动力：基层政府绩效考核的压力识别及转换路径[J]. 华中师范大学学报（人文社会科学版）, 2025, 64(1): 31-41.
Huang Zhenhua Huang Hongkai. From Pressure to Motivation： Identification and Transformative Path of Pressure in Grassroots Government Performance Appraisal. journal1, 2025, 64(1): 31-41.
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