Personal Goals in Social Roles

Divergences and Convergences Across Roles and Levels of Analysis

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ID19280652
AuthorsKennon M Sheldon (0000-0002-9219-832X, University of Missouri), Andrew J Elliot (0000-0002-1664-6426, University of Rochester)
Year2000
Volume68
Issue1
Pages51-84
Publication date2000-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-6494.00091
PMID10820681
OpenAlexW2034656181
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited32

Most contemporary personal goal research aggregates across goals, perhaps masking important differences between goals. We assessed this risk by examining both similarities and differences between the goals that participants pursued in five important social roles. Previous relevant findings (Cantor, Norem, Niedenthal, Langston, & Brower, 1987) and self‐determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) were used to predict between‐role differences in goal appraisal dimensions. Although theoretically meaningful differences were found across child, employee, romantic, friendship, and student goals, and also across within‐ and between‐subject levels of analysis, all goals were essentially the same in one important way: Making longitudinal progress in them predicted positive change in accompanying role‐circumstances and role‐satisfaction (excepting friendship goals). This indicates that researchers do not necessarily lose information by aggregating, and affirms that goal‐attainment is generally desirable

Deci · Developmental psychology · Friendship · Romance · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology

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