Getting things done: What factors distinguish successful from failed self-regulatory attempts?
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CONF. LOCATION:
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Surrey, UK
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CONFERENCE YEAR:
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2001
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Conference Presentation
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None
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Psychology
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http:////www.bps.org
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LANGUAGE:
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English
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PUB ID:
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103-401-396
(Last edited on
2004/04/07 05:33:07 GMT-6)
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ABSTRACT:
Peoples' capacity to regulate their own behaviour in order to reach behavioural goals is of central importance in everyday life. However self-regulatory efforts do not always result in goal achievement. The aim of this study was to investigate which factors distinguish between successful task completion and task failure. Participants (n=336) completed a questionnaire over the internet that asked them to think about a recent situation in which they failed (condition 1) or succeeded (condition 2) to see a task through to the end. The questionnaire measured 18 factors identified from the literature on goals. Factor analyses of the responses revealed a thirteen factor structure of self-regulatory efforts. Discriminant analysis showed that self-regulatory failure was associated with low motivation, less behavioural feedback and support, high levels of mental fatigue, increased emotional arousal, negative affect toward the task and a failure to form implementation intentions. The implications of these results are discussed in terms of the effects of goals on behaviour.
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