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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.”
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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).”
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“In fact, although implementation intentions generally tend to increase successful performance of PM tasks (Gollwitzer and Sheeran, 2006), their usefulness may vary depending on the specific task and context.”
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“31 While causal dynamics are complex, behavioral intentions are generally understood to be influenced by attitudes and social norms related to the behavior in question.”
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“Implementation intentions connect an intention to behave in a specified manner within a particular context, thus creating a situation-specific cue to perform the behavior [54].”
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“A meta-analysis based on close to a hundred studies shows a medium to large effect on increased rate of goal attainment (d ¼ .61; Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006).”
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“Meta-analyses have on average reported medium effects of implementation intentions on health-related behaviours (Carrero et al., 2019; Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006).”
BackgroundOrleans-Pobee, M., Browne, J., Ludwig, K., Merritt, C., Battaglini, C. L., Jarskog, L. F., Sheeran, P., & Penn, D. L. (2021) · Journal of Mental Health · doi:10.1080/09638237.2021.1875403 · Cited by 24
“If-then plans are an effective tool for translating motivation into action, particularly with regard to physical activity (Armitage & Arden, 2010; Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006; Latimer et al., 2006; Marquardt et al., 2017).”
MethodSelf-citationHabits and Health Promotion in Occupational Therapy: A Scoping Review
Epley, E. E., Wolske, J., Lee, J., Mirza, M. P., & Fisher, G. S. (2021) · Annals of International Occupational Therapy · doi:10.3928/24761222-20210921-04 · Cited by 19
Brandstätter, V., & Hennecke, M. (2018) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-65094-4_11 · Cited by 19
Maternal Feeding Goals Described by Low-Income Mothers
Goulding, A. N., Lumeng, J. C., Rosenblum, K. L., Chen, Y.-P., Kaciroti, N., & Miller, A. L. (2015) · Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2015.03.012 · Cited by 19
Chen, X., Wang, Y., Liu, L., Shi, H., Wang, J., Cui, J., Shum, D., & Chan, R. C. K. (2013) · Memory · doi:10.1080/09658211.2013.792841 · Cited by 19
“…have shown that implementation intention could be used to improve healthy people’s PM performance (Breneiser, 2009; Cohen & Gollwitzer, 2008; Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006; McDaniel, Howard, & Butler, 2008; McDaniel & Scullin, 2010; McFarland & Glisky, 2012; McFarland & Glisky, 2009),…”
InfluentialChuang, C. H., Velott, D. L., Weisman, C. S., Sciamanna, C., Legro, R. S., Chinchilli, V. M., Moos, M.-K., Francis, E. B., Confer, L., Lehman, E. B., et al. (2015) · Women s Health Issues · doi:10.1016/j.whi.2015.06.010 · Cited by 18
“By specifying when, where, and how one will act, action planning passes control of behavior to future environmental cues, reducing the need for cognitive control and effort (Achtziger, Gollwitzer, & Sheeran, 2008; Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006).”
Caudwell, K. M., Mullan, B. A., & Hagger, M. S. (2015) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2648-7 · Cited by 21
“Forming implementation intentions has been shown to strengthen the link between intention and behaviour, by providing a link between a contextual cue and an intended response [35, 54].”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialSmit, E. S., Candel, M. J. J. M., Hoving, C., & de Vries, H. (2016) · Health Communication · doi:10.1080/10410236.2015.1049727 · Cited by 19
Mack, B., & Tampe-Mai, K. (2016) · Utilities Policy · doi:10.1016/j.jup.2016.05.003 · Cited by 19
Expectancies, Values, Identities, and Self-Regulation
Eccles, J. S., Fredricks, J. A., & Baay, P. E. (2015) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cbo9781139565790.003 · Cited by 21
Chen, X.-J., Liu, L.-L., Cui, J.-F., Gan, M.-Y., Li, C.-Q., Neumann, D., Shum, D., Wang, Y., & Chan, R. (2016) · Psychiatry Research · doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.07.035 · Cited by 16
Kenny, E., McNamara, Á., Noone, C., & Byrne, M. (2020) · British Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjhp.12419 · Cited by 19
Hryniewicz, K., & Grzegorczyk, T. (2020) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0238714 · Cited by 21
“As was the case in the past, intention construct is considered a proximal factor of actual behavior [64, 65] and is especially useful in terms of measuring the acceptance of technologies at an early stage of development [48].”
BackgroundWang, Y., König, L. M., & Reiterer, H. (2020) · JMIR Formative Research · doi:10.2196/15369 · Cited by 20
Implementation Intentions to Reduce Smoking: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Hagerman, C. J., Hoffman, R. K., Vaylay, S., & Dodge, T. L. (2020) · Nicotine & Tobacco Research · doi:10.1093/ntr/ntaa235 · Cited by 18
Schorno, N., Sudeck, G., Gut, V., Conzelmann, A., & Schmid, J. (2021) · German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research · doi:10.1007/s12662-020-00698-z · Cited by 20
“On the volitional side, self-control contains strategies to develop action and coping plans (Gollwitzer & Oettingen, 2016; Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006) and to suppress conflicting interests (Englert, 2016).”
BackgroundNeeds and incentives as sources of goals.
Gollwitzer, P. M., Kappes, H. B., & Oettingen, G. (2012) · London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) · Cited by 17
Self-citationPictorial and mental arid landscape images reduce the motivation to change negative habits
Shalev, I. (2015) · Journal of Environmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.11.005 · Cited by 19
Plaete, J., Crombez, G., der Mispel, C. V., Verloigne, M., Stappen, V. V., & Bourdeaudhuij, I. D. (2016) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/jmir.5252 · Cited by 20
“Therefore, a self-regulation perspective can be used to target both pre-and postintentional processes, and to develop interventions that guide individuals during all phases of behavior change [11-13].”
Barjenbruch, K., Werner, C. M., Graham, R. A., Oppermann, C., Blackwelder, G., Williams, J., Merrill, G., Jensen, S., & Connolly, J. (2016) · Weather Climate and Society · doi:10.1175/wcas-d-16-0017.1 · Cited by 19
“However, it would be more useful to give advice the day before the storm, so that drivers have time to plan ahead and consider potential changes to their behavior (i.e., implementation intentions; Gollwitzer1999; Gollwitzer and Sheeran 2006).”
BackgroundSmith-Spark, J. H. (2017) · The Clinical Neuropsychologist · doi:10.1080/13854046.2017.1369571 · Cited by 19
“The latter two recommendations could be addressed jointly through the use of intention implementations (e.g., Gollwitzer, 1999; Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006) in which if-then plans specify the how, when, and where of an intention being acted upon (for a meta-analytic review of the effectiveness of…”
BackgroundCan't get no satisfaction? Motivating organisational energy efficiency efforts in Germany
Endrejat, P. C., & Kauffeld, S. (2018) · Energy Research & Social Science · doi:10.1016/j.erss.2018.05.005 · Cited by 19
Lomberg, C., Thiel, J., & Steffens, P. (2019) · International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship · doi:10.1177/0266242619836615 · Cited by 19
Examining customer-oriented positive deviance intentions of retail employees
Fazal‐e‐Hasan, S. M., Mortimer, G., Lings, I. N., & Drennan, J. C. (2019) · International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management · doi:10.1108/ijrdm-10-2018-0235 · Cited by 20
Needs, norms and nudges: the place of behaviour change in health promotion
Broucke, S. V. D. (2014) · Health Promotion International · doi:10.1093/heapro/dau099 · Cited by 19
“Other researchers have focused on bridging the gap between intentions and behaviour by highlighting the role of habits (Wood and Neal, 2007), exploring the potential of goal achievement planning (Gollwitzer and Sheeran, 2006), investigating the impact of the physical environment on health behaviour (Ferdinand et al.”
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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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