Overcoming action crises in personal goals � Longitudinal evidence on a mediating mechanism between action orientation and well-being

• Autores: Marcel Herrmann, Veronika Brandstätter
• Localización: Journal of Research in Personality, ISSN-e 1095-7251, Vol. 47, Nº. 6, 2013, págs. 881-893
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • An action crisis is defined as an intra-psychic conflict between further goal pursuit and disengagement from the goal and frequently signifies the beginning of disengagement processes. By analyzing dispositional predictors of the development of goal-related action crises over time, we applied a process-based approach to goal disengagement. In two longitudinal studies, we evaluated the effect of action (vs. state) orientation on the development of action crises. Using change-regression models, the hypothesis could be confirmed that action orientation enables individuals to overcome action crises in personal goals. Furthermore, in two cross-sectional studies, previously reported effects of action orientation on health and well-being could be replicated and shown to be partially mediated by a decreased overall prevalence of action crises.