Abstract
This research examined the hypothesis that situational achievement cues can elicit achievement or fun goals depending on chronic differences in achievement motivation. In 4 studies, chronic differences in achievement motivation were measured, and achievement-denoting words were used to influence behavior. The effects of these variables were assessed on self-report inventories, task performance, task resumption following an interruption, and the pursuit of means relevant to achieving or having fun. Findings indicated that achievement priming (vs. control priming) activated a goal to achieve and inhibited a goal to have fun in individuals with chronically high-achievement motivation but activated a goal to have fun and inhibited a goal to achieve in individuals with chronically low-achievement motivation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1129-1141 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of personality and social psychology |
Volume | 97 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2009 |
Keywords
- achievement goals
- achievement motivation
- behavior
- fun
- self-regulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science