Bolstering implementation plans for the long haul: the benefits of simultaneously boosting self-concordance or self-efficacy.
Recent studies suggest that implementation planning exercises may not be as helpful for long-term, self-initiated goals as for short-term, assigned goals. Two studies used the personal goal paradigm to explore the impact of implementation plans on goal progress over time. Study 1 examined whether administering implementation plans in an autonomy supportive manner would facilitate goal progress relative to a neutral, control condition and a condition in which implementation plans were administered in a controlling manner. Study 2 examined whether combining implementation plans with a self-efficacy boosting exercise would facilitate goal progress relative to a neutral, control condition and a typical implementation condition. The results showed that implementation plans alone did not result in greater goal progress than a neutral condition but that the combination of implementation plans with either autonomy support or self-efficacy boosting resulted in significantly greater goal progress.
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Richard
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Psychology Department, McGill University, 1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B1, USA. richard.koestner@mcgill.ca
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Gaudreau
Patrick
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Powers
Theodore
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Di Dio
Pasqualina
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Bryan
Christopher
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Jochum
Ruth
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Salter
Nicholas
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires