In it together

Shared reality with instrumental others is linked to goal success

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ID6203737
AuthorsAbdo Elnakouri (0000-0002-7093-308X, University of Waterloo), Maya Rossignac-Milon (0000-0003-2207-1507, IESE Business School), K Krueger (0000-0003-1583-4692, Carnegie Mellon University), Amanda L Forest (0000-0003-1042-6112, University of Pittsburgh), E Tory Higgins (0000-0003-4157-8207, Columbia University), Abigail A Scholer (0000-0001-8531-4436, University of Waterloo)
Year2023
Volume125
Issue5
Pages1072-1095
Publication date2023-11-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/pspi0000427
PMID37439715
OpenAlexW4384126811
LanguageEN
Citations received7

1,326) explored (a) whether people experience shared reality-the perception of shared attitudes and judgments about the world-with IOs and (b) whether those who do so achieve greater goal success. Participants perceiving their romantic partner as instrumental for their goals experienced more shared reality with them (Study 1); participants also reported greater shared reality with IOs relative to noninstrumental others (NIO; Study 2). Higher shared reality with IOs was linked to more goal success initially, (Studies 2-4), 3-4 weeks later (Study 2c), and higher grade point averages (Study 4). These effects held when controlling for IO liking, closeness, epistemic trust, and NIO shared reality. Self-efficacy consistently mediated the effect of IO shared reality on goal success, indicating that IO shared reality may bolster people's epistemic confidence in their abilities. Overall, findings suggest that shared reality with IOs may play an important role in goal success. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

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