Elliot and colleagues (2006) examined the effects of experimentally induced achievement goals, proposed by the trichotomous model, on self-handicapping and performance in physical education. Our study replicated and extended the work of Elliot et al. by experimentally promoting all four goals proposed by the 2 x 2 model (Elliot & McGregor, 2001), measuring the participants' own situational achi...

the stories we tell about our lives unveil their content just as much as the lexical choices we make index a certain worldview, attitude, positionality, and relationship to reality. in essence, in narratives, individuals construct the self and denote personal identities. the available narrative identity studies have largely ignored the language employed by the bewitched while narrating their ex...

PURPOSE We determine the main outcome effects of a 12-month computer-mediated automated interactive voice response (IVR) intervention designed to assist family caregivers managing persons with disruptive behaviors related to Alzheimer's disease (AD). DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a randomized controlled study of 100 caregivers, 51 in the usual care control group and 49 in the technology int...