The Compass of Commitment
Control Mechanisms Underpinning the Sense of Individual and Joint Commitment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7150352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angelica Kaufmann (0000-0003-3788-8165, University of Milan, corresponding author), Martina Fanghella (0000-0003-1222-2762, University of Milan), John Michael (0000-0003-4516-196X, University of Milan) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | e70136-e70136 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cognitive Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0364-0213 • E-ISSN: 1551-6709 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cogs.70136 |
| PMID | 41146608 |
| OpenAlex | W4415618740 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 74 |
The sense of commitment directs us toward our goals, shielding us from distractions and temptations, and thereby facilitates a wide range of cooperative activities and institutions characteristic of our species. Building upon recent research, this paper identifies cognitive, motivational, and social factors that elicit or enhance the sense of commitment. It surveys studies on cognitive and motivational mechanisms, including control mechanisms, that may support the sense of commitment. This research is organised into a framework that enables us to relate these distinct mechanisms to one another. It also allows us to formulate novel hypotheses about how these mechanisms may interact to help us stay on course toward our goals
Cognition · Common sense · Compass · Sense of control · Underpinning · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Social and Intergroup Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |