Make it too difficult, and I'll give up; let me succeed, and I'll excel: The interaction between assigned and personal goals
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Managerial and Decision Economics"
DOI: 10.1002/mde.3151
Abstract: We examine the motivational effects of setting both assigned and personal nonbinding goals on a real effort laboratory experiment. In order to derive conjectures for our experiment, we develop a model with goal-dependent preferences. In… read more here.
Keywords: make difficult; personal goals; goal setting; assigned personal ... See more keywords
Inducing spontaneous future thoughts in younger and older adults by priming future-oriented personal goals
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Psychological Research"
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-019-01146-w
Abstract: In the past 15 years, the study of spontaneous thoughts (i.e., thoughts coming to mind without intention and effort) has received increased attention. Spontaneous future thoughts (SFTs) are particularly important (e.g., in planning), yet difficult to… read more here.
Keywords: personal goals; future; age; future thoughts ... See more keywords
Envisioning the times of future events: The role of personal goals
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Consciousness and Cognition"
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2018.05.008
Abstract: Episodic future thinking refers to the human capacity to imagine or simulate events that might occur in one's personal future. Previous studies have shown that personal goals guide the construction and organization of episodic future… read more here.
Keywords: goal; personal goals; future events; envisioning times ... See more keywords
Short-term affective consequences of specificity of rumination about unresolved personal goals.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry"
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.101519
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Rumination is a form of repetitive thinking that has been associated with both helpful and unhelpful consequences for mood and self-regulation. It has been suggested that the specificity of ruminative thought content… read more here.
Keywords: affective consequences; personal goals; rumination unresolved; rumination ... See more keywords
Perceived assistance in pursuing personal goals and personal recovery among mental health consumers across housing services
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Psychiatry Research"
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.01.013
Abstract: Personal goals/plans play a central role in personal recovery and psychiatric rehabilitation of persons with mental illnesses. Yet, few studies have explored whether perceiving practitioners' assistance towards the pursuit of goals are associated with personal… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; personal recovery; personal goals; housing ... See more keywords
The Process of Disengagement From Personal Goals
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin"
DOI: 10.1177/0146167216689052
Abstract: To date, it is not well understood how individuals disengage from goals. A recent approach suggests that disengagement is often preceded by an action crisis, a motivational conflict in which the individual is torn between… read more here.
Keywords: goal; personal goals; action crisis; desirability ... See more keywords