Some people report encountering fewer obstacles during goal pursuit than others, but why is this the case? Seven pre-registered studies examine role of motivation (want-to and have-to) trait self-control in how individuals set up perceive to their environment. Findings show that want-to were associated with reduced experiences obstacles; have-to was a preference for greater proximity obstacles....

It is generally believed that public agencies are especially prone to goal displacement, but research has remained relatively limited. In this conceptual paper, we explore why and how displacement might affect regulatory enforcement agencies. Central our approach an analysis of the ambiguity goals, arguing related evaluation achievement makes vulnerable for displacement. The underlying reason t...

In three experiments, we examine the role of motives underlying goal pursuit and metacognitive strategy mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII) to predict strategic use self-regulation responses (persistence, disengagement, reengagement) when faced attainable, unattainable, or multiple goals. We trained half participants MCII treated rest as control. Experiment 1 (N = 261) unde...