Goal pursuit in young adulthood: The role of personality and motivation in goal appraisal trajectories across 6years

The Contribution of Personal and Social Resources towards the Prediction of Ethiopian Students' Academic Achievements

“…Studies have found these variables to be associated with achieving goals in life and with succeeding in pre-academic preparatory studies (Author, 2007). In addition, they were also found to be associated with achieving goals over the years (Dietrich et al, 2013;Nurmi, 2013).…”

“…One of the resources that contributes to effective adaptation is the perception of personal goals and the development of a sense of obligation to those goals (Dietrich et al, 2013;Shulman & Nurmi, 2010) The Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000a) presents additional skills that enhance behaviors of self-regulation and autonomy, namely; selfperception of competency, autonomy, and a sense of belonging. The theory also relates to motivation as a personal resource and differentiates between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation (Assor, 2012).…”

“…Thus, it is also found in longitudinal research that predicts success in life as well (Dietrich, Shulman, & Nurmi, 2013). Among the populations whose collective achievements are low in relation to the majority of those who take the PET as a precondition for acceptance to university are the Arab residents of Israel (Karlitz, Ben-Simon, Ibrahim, & Eviatar, 2014).…”

The role of change in self‐criticism across young adulthood in explaining developmental outcomes and psychological wellbeing

“…Consequently, maintaining a strong sense of self-determination (e.g., being autonomously motivated) should facilitate goal pursuit because challenges are seen as tasks to be mastered (see also Bandura, 1997;Locke & Latham, 2002), a claim that is empirically well established (Maddux & Volkmann, 2010). Longitudinal research has found that internal resources such as self-determination coincide with feelings of autonomy and volition in young adults, both of which facilitate the pursuit of appropriate developmental tasks (Dietrich, Shulman, & Nurmi, 2013;Powers, Koestner, & Zuroff, 2007). Self-criticism, by contrast, should compromise goal striving because self-critics bind their resources to avoiding possible failure and loss of approval rather than investing them in actual goal pursuits (Powers, Koestner, Lacaille, Kwan, & Zuroff, 2009).…”

Mechanisms of navigating goals after testicular cancer: meaning and emotion regulation

“…Effective self‐management of goal pursuits requires facility with critical goal navigation skills including the ability to clarify valued life directions, identify meaningful achievements, appraise the attainability of desired goals, and disengage from the unobtainable . Such goal navigation skills develop across the lifespan and often center on fostering a sense of autonomy (e.g., obtaining financial independence), self‐efficacy (e.g., belief that one can lead others), and connectedness in young adulthood (e.g., initiating new relationships) . Young adults who encounter unexpected obstacles to goal pursuits might be particularly vulnerable to poor self‐regulation and, consequently, negative psychological and physical health outcomes .…”