Self-Regulatory Responses to Unattainable Goals: The Role of Goal Motives

Does motivation for goal pursuit predict how individuals will respond when confronted with unattainable goals? Two studies examined the role of autonomous and controlled motives when pursuing an unattainable goal without (Study 1) or with (Study 2) the opportunity to reengage in alternative goal pur...

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Main Authors: Ntoumanis, Nikos, Healy, L., Sedikides, C., Smith, A., Duda, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23201