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Implementation intentions and goal achievement: a meta-analysis of effects and processes
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“Also, as reviewed by Gollwitzer and Sheeran (2006), adapting specific implementation intentions (“if-then”-plans rather than overall goal intentions) may have a strong effect on goal attainment.”
From How Study Environments Foster Academic Procrastination: Overview and Recommendations (2020) · cites this paper as Gollwitzer and Sheeran, 2006
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“For women with, or at risk of GDM, bridging this intention–behaviour gap is likely to require specific action planning alongside concise, credible and condition‐relevant guidance [53, 54].”
From Preconception Perceptions, Knowledge and Behaviours of Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Qualitative Study (2026) · cites this paper as [53]
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“One encourages people to form realistic, concrete plans for how to implement their new health-related goals in specific situations (Gollwitzer & Sheeran 2006).”
From The Psychology of Change: Self-Affirmation and Social Psychological Intervention (2014) · cites this paper as Gollwitzer & Sheeran 2006
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“Gollwitzer and Sheeran (2006) found that implementation intentions had a positive effect on improving goal attainment in terms of achievements, relationships, and health, with a medium to large effect size [Cohen' d = 0.65 (95% CI = 0.6, 0.7)].”
From A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions on Goal Attainment (2021) · cites this paper as Gollwitzer and Sheeran (2006)
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“Studies show that implementing study intentions and plans enhances self-regulation and performance (Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006;Schwinger & Otterpohl, 2017).”
From The Potential of Exam Wrappers in Higher Education Assessment Practice: Fostering Self-Efficacy Through Guided Self-Reflection (2025) · cites this paper as Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006
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“we synthesized the evidence across these studies, as implementation intentions are considered a domain‐general self‐regulation strategy applicable to a wide range of goals.”
From The effectiveness of implementation intentions in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis (2026) · cites this paper as Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006
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“As recently reported in a meta-analysis, implementation intentions facilitate the attainment of all kinds of goals (e.g., academic, health, and interpersonal goals; Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006).”
From Implementation Intentions Facilitate Response Inhibition in Children with ADHD (2008) · cites this paper as Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006
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Self-citationCarnes, M. L., Sheridan, J., Fine, E., Lee, Y.-G., & Filut, A. (2023) · Academic Medicine · doi:10.1097/acm.0000000000005271 · Cited by 46
“46,47 Before finalizing the content and format, we iteratively piloted and revised the workshop in response to feedback with 3 local clinical departments.”
Burkard, C., Rochat, L., Emmenegger, J., der Linden, A. J. V., Gold, G., & der Linden, M. V. (2014) · Applied Cognitive Psychology · doi:10.1002/acp.3046 · Cited by 22
“Implementation intentions (Gollwitzer, 1993, 1999) are defined as a self-regulatory planning strategy, one that has been shown to be very effective in improving goal-directed behaviors (Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006).”
BackgroundChisholm, A., Mann, K. V., Peters, S., & Hart, J. (2013) · BMC Medical Education · doi:10.1186/1472-6920-13-53 · Cited by 22
“Other examples of effective behaviour change strategies include creating implementation intentions to achieve goals [22] and motivational interviewing to reduce resistance to change [23].”
BackgroundIndividuum und Handeln – Sportpsychologie
Conzelmann, A., Hänsel, F., & Höner, O. (2013) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-37546-0_9 · Cited by 22
Ernsting, A., Lippke, S., Schwarzer, R., & Schneider, M. (2011) · Advances in Preventive Medicine · doi:10.4061/2011/148934 · Cited by 22
“In turn, an intention represents a significant predictor of the target behavior [23–25].”
BackgroundHarding, K. L., Matias, S. L., Mridha, M. K., Moniruzzaman, M., Vosti, S. A., Hussain, S., Dewey, K. G., & Stewart, C. P. (2016) · Maternal and Child Nutrition · doi:10.1111/mcn.12252 · Cited by 21
Testing a eustress–distress emotion regulation model in British and Spanish front-line employees.
Quiñones, C., Rodríguez‐Carvajal, R., & Griffiths, M. D. (2016) · International Journal of Stress Management · doi:10.1037/str0000021 · Cited by 22
“In order to attain goals, individuals need to regulate themselves effectively to implement this intention, and overcome potential obstacles (Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006).”
BackgroundRelative Effects of Forward and Backward Planning on Goal Pursuit
Park, J., Lu, F., & Hedgcock, W. M. (2017) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0956797617715510 · Cited by 27
“Furthermore, extensive research on implementation intentions suggests that specifying an action to perform and the situation in which to perform it (i.e., if-then plans) is beneficial to goal attainment (Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006).”
BackgroundImplementation Intentions Reduce Implicit Stereotype Activation and Application
Rees, H. R., Rivers, A. M., & Sherman, J. W. (2018) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · doi:10.1177/0146167218775695 · Cited by 22
“Implementation intentions have been used successfully to change both thoughts and behavior in several domains, including academic achievement, dieting, and many others (Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006).”
Arnulf, J. K., Dysvik, A., & Larsen, K. R. T. (2018) · Human Resource Development Quarterly · doi:10.1002/hrdq.21324 · Cited by 24
A four-group experiment to improve Western high school students’ sun protection behaviors
Wu, Y. P., Parsons, B. G., Nagelhout, E., Haaland, B. A., Jensen, J. D., Zaugg, K., Caputo, H., Lensink, R., Harding, G., Yancey, J., et al. (2019) · Translational Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1093/tbm/ibz021 · Cited by 22
“Implementation intention setting interventions have been successfully used in a number of health behavior change interventions [42,43].”
BackgroundHirsch, A., Bieleke, M., Schüler, J., & Wolff, W. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17072576 · Cited by 23
“65, see [19]) between the goal and the implementation intention condition in two-sided t-tests (α = 0.”
Effectiveness of a self‐regulation intervention for weight loss: A randomized controlled trial
Frie, K., Hartmann‐Boyce, J., Jebb, S. A., & Aveyard, P. N. (2020) · British Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjhp.12436 · Cited by 23
“Action planning may be the key to weight loss success The PREVAIL intervention guided participants through specific action planning using principles based on implementation intention research (de Vet, Oenema, & Brug, 2011; Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006; Hagger & Luszczynska, 2014).”
MethodImagery, Visualization, and Mental Simulation Interventions
Hagger, M. S., & Conroy, D. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108677318.033 · Cited by 23
Changing Behavior Using the Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation
Cameron, L. D., Fleszar‐Pavlović, S. E., & Khachikian, T. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108677318.005 · Cited by 29
Robitaille, N., House, J., & Mazar, N. (2020) · Management Sciences · doi:10.1287/mnsc.2020.3744 · Cited by 22
“Planning prompts encourage individuals to develop simple, concrete plans, which clearly articulate the when, the where, and the how of action (Gollwitzer and Sheeran 2006).”
Is volition the missing link in the management of low back pain?
Broonen, J.-P., Marty, M., Legout, V., Cedraschi, C., & Henrotin, Y. E. (2010) · Joint Bone Spine · doi:10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.10.009 · Cited by 23
Conscious intending as self-programming
Slors, M. (2013) · Philosophical Psychology · doi:10.1080/09515089.2013.803922 · Cited by 22
“Various similar studies have yielded similar results (Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006).”
BackgroundResultKill one or kill them all? Differences between single and multiple victim school attacks
Bondü, R., & Scheithauer, H. (2014) · European Journal of Criminology · doi:10.1177/1477370814525904 · Cited by 22
Verbiest, M. E. A., Presseau, J., Chavannes, N. H., Scharloo, M., Kaptein, A. A., Assendelft, W. J., & Crone, M. R. (2014) · Implementation Science · doi:10.1186/s13012-014-0180-2 · Cited by 24
“Based on the reported positive effects of action planning in patient samples [41-43], we hypothesised that GP action planning would improve the performance of these smoking cessation tasks.”
BackgroundResultCoupling techno-economic energy models with behavioral approaches
Fragnière, E., Kanala, R., Moresino, F., Reveiu, A., & Smeureanu, I. (2016) · Operational Research · doi:10.1007/s12351-016-0246-9 · Cited by 22
Freydefont, L., Gollwitzer, P. M., & Oettingen, G. (2016) · International Journal of Psychophysiology · doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.06.013 · Cited by 22
“Moreover, making additional plans on how to reach these goals does not provide a further benefit (Gollwitzer and Sheeran, 2006).”
BackgroundSelf-citationIntervention engagement moderates the dose-response relationships in a dietary intervention
Lippke, S., Corbet, J. M., Lange, D., Parschau, L., & Schwarzer, R. (2016) · Dose-Response · doi:10.1177/1559325816637515 · Cited by 22
Metadata
- Authors
- Gollwitzer, P. M., & Sheeran, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- Venue
- Advances in Experimental Social Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 69-119
- ISSN
- 0065-2601 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1818536883
- Cited by
- 3,236
- References
- 166
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 243.46
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- nbn-resolving.de
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- Advances in experimental social psychology (publishedVersion)
- KOPS (University of Konstanz) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Keywords
- implementation intentions, goal achievement, goal pursuit, self-regulation, goal-directed behavior
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