Pursuing goals for us: relationally autonomous reasons in long-term goal pursuit |
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Authors: | Gore Jonathan S Cross Susan E |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 40475, USA. jonathan.gore@eku.edu |
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Abstract: | People pursue goals for a variety of reasons, including reasons that take into account close relationships (termed relationally autonomous reasons, or RARs). Two longitudinal studies examined the degree to which relational self-construal, RARs, and personally autonomous reasons (PARs) predicted goal attainment. In Study 1, 166 participants rated 7 goals on several goal outcomes at 2 sessions. Results revealed that self-construal was positively associated with RARs and that RARs predicted goal attainment, controlling for PARs. Study 2 (N = 177) added a 3rd follow-up to the Study 1 design, and results showed perceived progress toward one's goals predicted enhanced RARs but not enhanced PARs. Both studies showed that RARs are an effective motivational component in goal pursuit and attainment. |
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