You have to let go sometimes: advances in understanding goal disengagement

Kappes, Cathleen; Schattke, Kaspar

doi:10.1007/s11031-022-09980-z

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“…However, as mentioned above, this is not critical for the purpose of the study because we were interested in the basic associations between the different goal adjustment scales and their unique associations with indicators of well-being and quality of life. Still, to investigate their functional role, experimental studies in particular would be desirable here ( Kappes and Schattke, 2022 ; Rühs et al, 2022 ).…”

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Individual differences in goal adjustment: convergence and divergence among three theoretical models

Kappes,

Greve

2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionIndividual differences in dealing with unattainable goals or resource-consumptive goal pursuit are conceptualized as goal adjustment processes in three theoretical approaches: accommodative coping (two-process model of developmental regulation), compensatory secondary coping (motivational theory of life-span development), and goal disengagement and goal reengagement (goal adjustment theory). The aim of this paper is to conceptually and empirically analyze convergences and divergences between the three approaches as well as their relationship with indicators of well-being and their intersections with cognitive emotion regulation.MethodsThe empirical study is based on a cross-sectional online survey (N = 433; M = 28.9 years, SD = 8.4 years; 50% female).ResultsThe conceptual analysis yields clear convergences, but also differences. Empirically, clear but partially non-redundant relationships between the concepts are found in structural equation models. Accommodative coping showed the strongest correlations with measures of well-being and cognitive emotion regulation. When all goal adjustment measures are included simultaneously as predictors of well-being, accommodation remains as the strongest predictor (and partly goal reengagement as well), while goal disengagement shows opposing relationships with most measures of well-being.DiscussionWe discuss the lessons learnt from these findings and conclude by proposing future avenues to examine goal adjustment processes.

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Individual differences in goal adjustment: convergence and divergence among three theoretical models

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Greve

2024

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Commentary: Engage or disengage? Interpretations from a resource conservation perspective

Gendolla

2022

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In this commentary, I discuss the eight empirical contributions to the Motivation and Emotion special issue on goal disengagement from a resource conservation perspective. This process was not in the focus of the reported studies, but is central for understanding both engaging and disengaging. I will outline that many of the new findings on disengagement reported in this special issue are highly compatible with the predictions of and research on motivational intensity theory. Examples are the roles of commitment, subjective goal value, affective experiences, autonomy, self-awareness, and action planning. These variables have been found to be central for both engagement and disengagement and their consideration in a resource mobilization perspective should contribute to a more complete understanding of “letting go”.

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The role of mindfulness and autonomous motivation for goal progress and goal adjustment: an intervention study

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Marion-Jetten,

Taylor

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Previous correlational studies showed the importance of mindfulness and autonomous goal motivation for goal pursuit, goal setting, and goal disengagement processes. The present study examined the role of mindfulness in goal regulation processes for self-selected personal goals in a randomized waitlist control group design. Participants (N = 228, M = 30.7 years, 18–78 years; 84% female) either received daily 9-12-minute audio mindfulness exercises online for four weeks or were placed on a waitlist. Participants in the intervention group (N = 113) reported more goal progress compared with the control group (N = 116) at the end of the intervention. Autonomous goal motivation for already set goals did not influence change in goal progress. However, autonomous goal motivation for newly set goals was higher in the intervention group than in the control group. Additionally, we tested the role of mindfulness in interaction with goal attainability and autonomous motivation for goal adjustment processes (in this case, reduction of goal importance). In the control group, lower goal attainability at baseline was associated with a greater reduction in goal importance for less autonomous goals. For more autonomous goals, change in goal importance was independent from baseline attainability. In contrast, in the intervention group, all goals were slightly devalued over time independently from autonomous motivation and goal attainability at T1. Moreover, changes in goal attainability were positively linked to changes in goal importance over time. This effect was moderated by mindfulness and autonomous motivation. Overall, the findings point to the relevance of mindfulness and autonomous motivation for goal regulation processes.

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You have to let go sometimes: advances in understanding goal disengagement

Cited by 5 publications

References 132 publications

Individual differences in goal adjustment: convergence and divergence among three theoretical models

Individual differences in goal adjustment: convergence and divergence among three theoretical models

Commentary: Engage or disengage? Interpretations from a resource conservation perspective

The role of mindfulness and autonomous motivation for goal progress and goal adjustment: an intervention study

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