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Research article summary:
Goal-directedness and personal identity as correlates of life outcomes.
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Although much research has been conducted on goal setting, researchers have not examined goal-directedness or propensity to set goals as a stable human characteristic in adults. In this study, a survey was developed and distributed to 104 adult ... (Full abstract text below) Published 2002Aug
in Journal: Psychol Rep
(Language : eng)
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1. Psychol Rep.
2002 Aug;91(1):153-66
Goal-directedness and personal identity as correlates of life outcomes.
Goldman BM, Masterson SS, Locke EA, Groth M, Jensen DG
Department of Management and Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA. bgoldman@bpa.arizona.edu
Although much research has been conducted on goal setting, researchers have not examined goal-directedness or propensity to set goals as a stable human characteristic in adults. In this study, a survey was developed and distributed to 104 adult participants to assess their goal-directedness, personal identity, and various life outcomes. A theoretical model was developed and tested using structural equation modeling that proposed that both goal-directedness and personal identity should positivcly influence important life outcomes. Analysis showed that goal-directedness and personal identity are positively related to personal well-being, salary, and marital satisfaction. Further, personal identity was positively related to job satisfaction but, contrary to related research, goal-directedness did not predict job satisfaction.
PMID : 12353774 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]
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| First Name | LastName | Initials |
| Barry M | Goldman | BM |
| Suzanne S | Masterson | SS |
| Edwin A | Locke | EA |
| Markus | Groth | M |
| David G | Jensen | DG |
Affiliation: Department of Management and Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA. bgoldman@bpa.arizona.edu
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