Increasing or Decreasing Interest in Activities: The Role of Regulatory Fit

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 559-572

  Higgins, E Tory ^a   Cesario, Joseph ^b   Hagiwara, Nao ^b   Spiegel, Scott ^a   Pittman, Thane ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

interest; motivation; regulatory fit; self regulation; value

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADULT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 77949976255     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018833     Document Type: Article

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