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Chasing the “How” and “Why” of goal pursuit: A multimethod approach to the study of goal focus

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2023
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Moersdorf, L., Daum, M. M., Eid, M., & Freund, A. M. (2023). Chasing the “How” and “Why” of goal pursuit: A multimethod approach to the study of goal focus. Journal of Research in Personality, 104, 104371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104371

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Goals are cognitive representations of means-ends relations that reflect what a person wants to approach or avoid. Previous research has demonstrated that the relative salience of the means and ends (i.e., goal focus) differs across adulthood. Due to inconsistent findings in recent studies, this study systematically investigated the convergence of goal focus across different dimensions (i.e., goal content, complexity, type, i.e., hypothetical vs. personal goals, and method of assessment) and its relation to age. To this end, we conduc

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104

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104371

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Goals, Multimethod, Goal focus, Goal complexity, Lifespan development

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English

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2023-06-01

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2024-01-16

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0092-6566

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Moersdorf, L., Daum, M. M., Eid, M., & Freund, A. M. (2023). Chasing the “How” and “Why” of goal pursuit: A multimethod approach to the study of goal focus. Journal of Research in Personality, 104, 104371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104371

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