An Empirical Examination of the Antecedents of Commitment to Difficult Goals
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Successful goal pursuit typically leads to a greater sense of achievement and increased motivation to engage in goal-consistent behaviors, whereas goal failure precipitates discouragement and demotivation.
“Second, they completed several measures capturing additional indicators of goal progress drawn from prior literature showing that successful goal pursuit typically leads to a greater sense of achievement and increased motivation to engage in goal-consistent behaviors (Bandura 1977; Hollenbeck et al. 1989; Scott and Nowlis 2013), whereas goal failure precipitates discouragement and demotivation (B”
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- Authors
- Hollenbeck, J. R., Williams, C. R., & Klein, H. J.
- Affiliations
- Michigan State University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Published
- 1989-02
- Volume
- 74
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 18-23
- ISSN
- 0021-9010 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1854
- OpenAlex
- W2007536643
- Cited by
- 563
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 34 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 23 · 2014: 23 · 2013: 22 · 2012: 35
- FWCI
- 18.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Keywords
- goal commitment, goal difficulty, antecedents of commitment, goal pursuit, motivation
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