Dijkema, Sam (2022) The Effect of Goal Focus on Contentment with the Goal Pursuit: The Moderating Roles of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The overall purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effects of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on the relationship between goal focus and contentment with the goal pursuit. Sixty participants were asked to pick a goal that they pursue or want to pursue. Then the participants were randomly assigned to either a process focus or an outcome focus condition. After 5 days, we measured the dependent variable contentment with goal pursuit. We also measured two moderators (intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation). The results showed a marginally significant interaction effect of intrinsic motivation on the relationship between goal focus and contentment with the goal pursuit. With participants low on intrinsic motivation showing higher contentment with the goal pursuit using a process-focused approach compared to an outcome-focused approach, whereas for participants high on intrinsic motivation there was no difference between the conditions. There was no significant interaction effect of extrinsic motivation. Contradicting to previous research, no main effect was found between goal focus and contentment with the goal pursuit. Overall, these findings provided a reason for the possibility that process focus has beneficial effects by increasing meaningfulness and decreasing procrastination, rather than by increasing qualities of intrinsic motivation. Also, this study highlights the possibility that the type of goal (abstract or concrete) can play a moderating role in the effect of goal focus.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Meerholz, E.W. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Other [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2022 07:58 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2022 07:58 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/214 |
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