Implementation intentions and shielding goal striving from unwanted thoughts and feelings

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 381-393

  Achtziger, Anja ^a   Gollwitzer, Peter M ^a,b   Sheeran, Paschal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dieting; Goal achievement; Goal shielding; Implementation intentions; Sport

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 38949135754     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207311201     Document Type: Article

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