Ideal versus ought predilections for approach and avoidance distinct self-regulatory systems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6203946 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Tory Higgins (0000-0003-4157-8207, Columbia University), Christopher J R Roney, Ellen Crowe, Charles Hymes |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 276-286 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.66.2.276 |
| PMID | 8195986 |
| OpenAlex | W2063240449 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 318 |
| References cited | 1 |
Two studies using different paradigms activated either ideal self-guides (a person's hopes or wishes) or ought self-guides (a person's sense of duty and responsibility) and measured Ss' concern with different forms of self-regulation: approaching matches to desired end states or mismatches to undesired end states and avoiding mismatches to desired end states or matches to undesired end states. A 3rd study asked ideal versus ought discrepant Ss to select among alternative strategies for friendship. The results suggest that a concern with approach is greater for ideal than ought self-regulation, whereas a concern with avoidance is greater for ought than ideal self-regulation.
Cognitive psychology · Duty · Epistemology · Friendship · Ideal (ethics · Political science · Regulatory focus theory · System Justification · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Cultural Differences and Values · Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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