Exploring the relation of independent and interdependent self-construals to why and how people pursue personal goals

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 517-531

  Downie, Michelle ^a   Koestner, Richard ^a   Horberg, Elizabeth ^a   Haga, Silje ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomous goal selection; Goal progress; Implementation intentions; Selfconstrual

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33749620084     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.146.5.517-531     Document Type: Article

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