Gong, Xianmin; Freund, Alexandra M (2022). Does Goal Orientation Modulate Satisfaction with Cognitive Performance in Different Age Groups? Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 77(6):1063-1068.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The current experiment tested the causal effect of goal orientation on subjective satisfaction with performance on a cognitive task.
METHODS: A sample of N = 231 young, middle-aged, and older adults (21 - 79 years) completed a dot-memory task in one of three goal-orientation conditions aiming for improvement, maintenance, or avoidance of decline in performance.
RESULTS: Bayesian analyses showed that in all age groups goal orientation influenced actual performance, but did not affect perceived performance or performance satisfaction. Performance satisfaction was positively correlated with perceived performance, but not with actual performance.
DISCUSSION: The findings suggest that whether goal orientation benefits older adults' subjective well-being might depend on (a) the goal content (previous research targeted personal goals) or (b) whether it enhances their perception of the status quo (and thus reduces the discrepancy between actual and desired states). This study contributes to a better understanding of the role of goal orientation in subjective well-being across adulthood.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
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| Communities & Collections: | 06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of Psychology
08 Research Priority Programs > Dynamics of Healthy Aging |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 150 Psychology |
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| Language: | English |
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| Date: | 1 June 2022 |
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| Deposited On: | 01 Nov 2021 14:13 |
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| Last Modified: | 26 Dec 2024 02:36 |
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| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
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| ISSN: | 1079-5014 |
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| Additional Information: | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in the Journals of Gerontology, Series B following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated versionXianmin Gong, Ph.D, Alexandra M Freund, Ph.D, Does Goal Orientation Modulate Satisfaction with Cognitive Performance in Different Age Groups?, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2021;, gbab195 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab195. |
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| OA Status: | Green |
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| Free access at: | Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply. |
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| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab195 |
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| PubMed ID: | 34655290 |
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Gong, Xianmin