Goal Motives, Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions, and the Self-Regulation of Saving Goals: A Longitudinal Investigation

We investigated howautonomous and controlled motives for saving money contribute longitudinally to selfregulatory coping, goal progress, and psychological need satisfaction/frustration. We also investigated whether mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII) facilitates saving through i...

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Main Authors: Riddell, Hugh, Sedikides, C., Gucciardi, Daniel, Sezer, Berke, Jackson, B., Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie, Ntoumanis, Nikos
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2023
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200101555
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96436
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author Riddell, Hugh
Sedikides, C.
Gucciardi, Daniel
Sezer, Berke
Jackson, B.
Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
Ntoumanis, Nikos
author_facet Riddell, Hugh
Sedikides, C.
Gucciardi, Daniel
Sezer, Berke
Jackson, B.
Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
Ntoumanis, Nikos
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description We investigated howautonomous and controlled motives for saving money contribute longitudinally to selfregulatory coping, goal progress, and psychological need satisfaction/frustration. We also investigated whether mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII) facilitates saving through interactions with controlled goal motives. We randomly assigned participants (N = 364) to the MCII or control condition. We assessed self-reported motives, self-regulatory coping, saving goal progress, and need satisfaction/ frustration over 6 months. Autonomous motives predicted greater task-based coping and, indirectly, goal progress and need satisfaction. Controlled motives predicted increased disengagement-based coping and decreased task-based coping, which indirectly predicted need frustration and reduced progress, respectively. MCII decreased the negative relations between controlled motives and task-based coping, and indirectly predicted saving progress. Autonomous motivation is associated with saving money and need satisfaction. Conversely, controlled motives predict the thwarting of psychological needs and decreased saving. MCII might improve self-regulatory coping and saving in individuals with controlled motives.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-964362024-12-17T06:14:02Z Goal Motives, Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions, and the Self-Regulation of Saving Goals: A Longitudinal Investigation Riddell, Hugh Sedikides, C. Gucciardi, Daniel Sezer, Berke Jackson, B. Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Ntoumanis, Nikos We investigated howautonomous and controlled motives for saving money contribute longitudinally to selfregulatory coping, goal progress, and psychological need satisfaction/frustration. We also investigated whether mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII) facilitates saving through interactions with controlled goal motives. We randomly assigned participants (N = 364) to the MCII or control condition. We assessed self-reported motives, self-regulatory coping, saving goal progress, and need satisfaction/ frustration over 6 months. Autonomous motives predicted greater task-based coping and, indirectly, goal progress and need satisfaction. Controlled motives predicted increased disengagement-based coping and decreased task-based coping, which indirectly predicted need frustration and reduced progress, respectively. MCII decreased the negative relations between controlled motives and task-based coping, and indirectly predicted saving progress. Autonomous motivation is associated with saving money and need satisfaction. Conversely, controlled motives predict the thwarting of psychological needs and decreased saving. MCII might improve self-regulatory coping and saving in individuals with controlled motives. 2023 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96436 10.1037/mot0000311 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200101555 fulltext
spellingShingle Riddell, Hugh
Sedikides, C.
Gucciardi, Daniel
Sezer, Berke
Jackson, B.
Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
Ntoumanis, Nikos
Goal Motives, Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions, and the Self-Regulation of Saving Goals: A Longitudinal Investigation
title Goal Motives, Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions, and the Self-Regulation of Saving Goals: A Longitudinal Investigation
title_full Goal Motives, Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions, and the Self-Regulation of Saving Goals: A Longitudinal Investigation
title_fullStr Goal Motives, Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions, and the Self-Regulation of Saving Goals: A Longitudinal Investigation
title_full_unstemmed Goal Motives, Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions, and the Self-Regulation of Saving Goals: A Longitudinal Investigation
title_short Goal Motives, Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions, and the Self-Regulation of Saving Goals: A Longitudinal Investigation
title_sort goal motives, mental contrasting with implementation intentions, and the self-regulation of saving goals: a longitudinal investigation
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200101555
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96436