How Goal Instrumentality Shapes Relationship Evaluations

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 319-337

  Fitzsimons, Gráinne M ^a   Shah, James Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

goal; motivation; relationships; self regulation

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 58149134548     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.95.2.319     Document Type: Article

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