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The relationship between implicit and explicit motives, goal pursuit, and autobiographical memory content during a diary study |
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| Authors: | Bender Michael Woike Barbara A Burke Christopher T Dow Emily A A |
| Institution: | a School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, Tilburg 5000 LE, The Netherlands b Department of Psychology, Columbia University, Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA c Department of Psychology, Lehigh University, 17 Memorial Drive East, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA d The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA |
| Abstract: | This online diary study investigated how motives interact with goal pursuit to predict daily autobiographical experiences. Participants (N = 141) completed measures of implicit and explicit achievement, provided daily memories and reports of their goal pursuit during a 3-week diary period. A stronger implicit achievement motive at the onset of the study was associated with more agentic (and fewer communal) autobiographical content. Goal progress was linked with using more agentic words, while goal attainability was related to using more communal words. Interactions between motives and goal pursuit on autobiographical memory suggests a trade-off: Favorable goal pursuit conditions may prompt people not motivated for achievement to shift their focus from agentic to communal themes, while individuals motivated for achievement maintain their priorities. |
| Keywords: | Autobiographical memory Implicit motives Explicit motives Motive congruence Diary study Goal characteristics LIWC |
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