“What Should I Do First?” The Effect of Manipulated Goal Conflict on Affect, Motivation, and Helping Behavior in Chronic Pain Couples

Kindt, Sara; Goubert, Liesbet; Ruddere, Lies De; Caño, Annmarie; Vansteenkiste, Maarten

doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2020.01.009

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“…For example, certain types of goal support (e.g., directive support) are either unrelated or negatively related to relationship satisfaction (Carbonneau et al, 2019; Koestner et al, 2012), potentially since being constantly monitored by one’s partner or offering permanent assistance for partners’ goals may feel demotivating and make partners question the similarity of their goals and values (Carbonneau et al, 2019). Kindt et al (2020) also found that partners’ needs or goal conflict with personal goals (i.e., incompatible goals and goal pursuit strategies; Finkel et al, 2016) relate to lower life and relationship satisfaction. Similarly, the results of Gere and Schimmack (2013) show that constant interference between partners’ goals (especially for long-term goals) is associated with lower general and relationship wellbeing.…”

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The role of goal interdependence in couples’ relationship satisfaction: A meta-analysis

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Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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In the context of an increasingly egalitarian society, in which all genders are encouraged to be vocal about their goals and take equal growth opportunities, goal interdependence in couples has been repeatedly associated with relationship satisfaction. The aim of this meta-analysis was to provide evidence for the association between goal interdependence and relationship satisfaction in couples. We performed a random-effects analysis for the 32 reports and 49 independent samples that investigated three types of goal interdependence (goal support, goal congruence, and goal conflict) in association with relationship satisfaction. We found significant medium effect sizes between goal interdependence in general (r = .23) and relationship satisfaction, as well as between each type of goal interdependence and relationship satisfaction. The strongest effect size emerged for the association between goal congruence and relationship satisfaction (r = .43), followed by the association between goal support and relationship satisfaction (r = .28) and by the negative association between goal conflict and relationship satisfaction (r = −.29). From a theoretical standpoint, these results provide support for a key claim from the Transactive Goal Dynamics Theory that goal coordination between partners impacts relationship functioning. From a practical standpoint, they emphasize the need to consider goal interdependence in couples’ therapy, particularly in the current sociocultural context.

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The role of goal interdependence in couples’ relationship satisfaction: A meta-analysis

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“…Because a goal is a desired endpoint in the future that a person wants to achieve to change a less desirable state, people perceive or visualize an emotional payoff (greater happiness or less discomfort) while striving to achieve the goal. This means that individuals may need to disengage themselves from other goals or set new goals as prerequisites of striving for the desired goal; competing goals may create incompatible responses [ 5 , 13 , 14 , 15 ] that can interfere with the pursuit of the most desired goal, and they might cause mixed emotions [ 1 , 16 , 17 ] that may directly or indirectly decrease the person’s satisfaction with life [ 17 , 18 ]. However, there is also evidence that inter-goal conflict or facilitation may not affect goal pursuit merely because it influences people’s mood [ 16 ].…”

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Do I Really Want to Change? The Effectiveness of Goal Ambivalence Feedback on Dieters’ Motivation

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2022

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Becoming committed to a new health-related goal and pursuing it is difficult for many people. The present study (a) developed and tested the psychometric properties of a brief Goal Ambivalence Scale (GAS) in a sample of dieters and (b) tested the effectiveness of providing dieters with feedback on their scores on the GAS. In Study 1, dieters (n = 334, 74% females) completed the GAS and a measure of Health-Related Concerns and Actions (HRCA). The standardization of the GAS was supported by CVR and CVI, the results of a PCA, and strong reliability and validity statistics. In Study 2, the experimental group of dieters (n = 107; 67.50% female) received feedback on their GAS scores, but the control group did not (n = 111; 62.30% female). Compared with the control group, the experimental group reported a greater need for information, greater readiness to change, and higher perceived situational confidence in resisting food that was inconsistent with their dieting goals. To conclude, the GAS could be used in health settings to provide clients and providers with an objective, fast measure of commitment to achieving health-related goals. Moreover, immediate feedback on health-related goals may improve change motivation.

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“What Should I Do First?” The Effect of Manipulated Goal Conflict on Affect, Motivation, and Helping Behavior in Chronic Pain Couples

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The role of goal interdependence in couples’ relationship satisfaction: A meta-analysis

The role of goal interdependence in couples’ relationship satisfaction: A meta-analysis

Do I Really Want to Change? The Effectiveness of Goal Ambivalence Feedback on Dieters’ Motivation

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