Self-control and the reasons behind our goals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6204535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin A Converse (0000-0003-2247-1332, University of Virginia), Lindsay Juarez (University of Virginia), Marie Hennecke (0000-0002-0263-4598, University of Zurich) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 860-883 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-01 |
| 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/pspp0000188 |
| PMID | 30070566 |
| OpenAlex | W2887397882 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 109 |
Motivation derived from a sense of truly valuing or enjoying one's pursuits ("wanting to do it")-as opposed to motivation born of external demands or other people's expectations ("having to do it")-is associated with goal-pursuit success and overall well-being. But what determines the quality of motivation in the first place? Many theoretical perspectives identify features of the task or situation as determinants, but have largely ignored the potential contribution of individual self-regulatory tendencies. We ask here whether individual differences in self-control may be associated with an individual's likelihood of "wanting to" pursue current goals, operationalized as the momentary experience of autonomous motivation. We first describe an exploratory experience-sampling study that documented the association (Study 1) and prompted subsequent development of the hypothesis that trait self-control and autonomous motivation are related. A second experience sampling study replicated the effect (Study 1R) and 2 cross-sectional studies helped hone its interpretation (Studies 2 and 3). We then employed an experimental paradigm to test whether the association between trait self-control and autonomous motivation is goal-dependent. Consistent with an instrumental, self-regulatory account of the association, we found that trait self-control was related to autonomous motivation for a novel task only when an individual expected to continue working on that task (Study 4). Employing an integrative perspective, this work expands our understanding of trait self-control by identifying it as a candidate contributor to motivation quality, and, more generally, helps to integrate otherwise disparate approaches to understanding motivation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Association (psychology) · Cognitive psychology · Control (management) · Experience sampling method · Goal pursuit · Operationalization · Perspective (graphical) · Quality (philosophy) · Self-control · Task (project management) · Trait · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using lme4
Self-Perception Theory
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Ego depletion
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Measuring affect at work
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Once a boring task always a boring task? Interest as a self-regulatory mechanism
Forgetting all else
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Dissonance, self-perception, and honesty in children
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Individual differences in two emotion regulation processes
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 2,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |