Goal Difficulty and Openness to Interpersonal Goal Support

Goal Difficulty and Openness to Interpersonal Goal Support.

When people pursue important goals, they are often surrounded by close others who could provide help and support for the achievement of these goals. The present work investigated whether people are more likely to be open to such interpersonal goal support from a romantic partner when they perceive their goals as being easy versus difficult. Using a multiple methods approach, three studies revea...

Goal Type, Goal Difficulty, and Affective Values of Goals

Interactions and relationships involving goal attributes and goal types were examined to supplement previous studies of goal types alone. In previous studies, goal attributes such as positive-based incentive values had been found to be higher for intrinsic goals, mastery goals, and more difficult goals. Intrinsic goals and mastery goals were more positive-based than were extrinsic and performan...

When the goal gets in the way: The interaction of goal specificity and task difficulty

Goal confidence and difficulty as predictors of goal attainment in junior high school cross-country runners.

This study examined the influence of confidence in a goal and difficulty of the goal on the attainment of self-set goals regarding time and position. 63 junior high school cross-country runners (M age = 13.5 yr., SD = .5 yr.) completed a 6-item Race Goals Questionnaire approximately 24 hr. prior to a 2-km race. Attainability of a goal was assessed by categorizing runners into either a Performed...

When the goal in the way : The interaction of goal specificity and task difficulty