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End-states vs. Directions: Goals as Objectives vs. Compass Points

Ha, Long K
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1474586510411684

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2016, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Psychology.
Three studies investigated the influence of goals on affect and resilience to setbacks. We propose that goals sometimes indicate compass points--the directions that people want to be headed in their daily lives (e.g., stay healthy)—instead of objectives—the outcomes that people want to accomplish (e.g., lose five pounds). Results of three studies showed that when goals are viewed as compass points relative to objectives, people feel more positive affect (e.g., joy, self-assurance). These findings held both when participants rated pre-existing goals (Study 1a) and when they rated their reframed goals (Study 1b). In Study 2, seventy undergraduate students completed seven daily surveys over the course of a week. We replicated our findings in the previous two studies with a goal manipulation and suggested that people might interpret and respond differently to setbacks in goal pursuit when they perceived their goals as compass points relative to objectives.
Jennifer Crocker (Advisor)
Kentaro Fujita (Committee Member)
Baldwin Way (Committee Member)
61 p.
Psychology

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  • Ha, L. K. (2016). End-states vs. Directions: Goals as Objectives vs. Compass Points [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1474586510411684

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ha, Long. End-states vs. Directions: Goals as Objectives vs. Compass Points. 2016. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1474586510411684.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ha, Long. "End-states vs. Directions: Goals as Objectives vs. Compass Points." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1474586510411684

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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