There Is No Motive to Avoid Success

The Compromise Explanation for Success‐Avoiding Behavior

Bibliographic Data

ID19282249
AuthorsMichael E Hyland (0000-0003-3879-0469, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume57
Issue3
Pages665-693
Publication date1989-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-6494.1989.tb00567.x
OpenAlexW1996755026
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited47

There are two traditional explanations for success‐avoiding behavior the motive hypothesis and the cognition hypothesis A third hypothesis, compromise, is proposed m this article and explains success avoidance as a compromise between achievement and other goals A review shows that data explained by the motive hypothesis can be explained more parsimoniously by the compromise hypothesis, that some data are weakly inconsistent with the motive hypothesis, and that there is supportive evidence for the cognition and compromise hypotheses The implications of the compromise hypothesis for motivation research in general are discussed in terms of a control theory framework Compromises may be a common feature of intentional behavior

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Compromise · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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