When consumers struggle: Action crisis and its effects on problematic goal pursuit

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 696-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Vann ◽  
José Antonio Rosa ◽  
Sean M. McCrea
Keyword(s):  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Action Crisis

scholarly journals When Goal Pursuit Gets Hairy: A Longitudinal Goal Study Examining the Role of Controlled Motivation and Action Crises in Predicting Changes in Hair Cortisol, Perceived Stress, Health, and Depression Symptoms

2021 ◽  
pp. 216770262199521
Author(s):  
Anne Catherine Holding ◽  
Emily Moore ◽  
Amanda Moore ◽  
Jérémie Verner-Filion ◽  
Isabelle Ouellet-Morin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Controlled Motivation ◽  
Goal Motivation ◽  
Action Crises ◽  
Action Crisis

The action crisis is a critical phase in goal striving during which the goal pursuer feels conflicted about persevering with the goal or initiating disengagement. Recent research suggests that goal motivation, specifically controlled motivation (i.e., pursuing a goal out of obligation and pressure), increases the likelihood of experiencing action crises. In turn, action crises in goal pursuit have been linked to increases in depression symptoms and cortisol. In the present 8-month longitudinal study, we tracked university students’ personal goals to examine whether the pursuit of controlled goals and the experience of action crises was associated with increasing levels of hair cortisol, perceived stress, poor health, and depression symptoms ( N = 156). Structural equation modeling suggested that experiencing action crises in goal pursuit was associated with increases in markers of stress, depression, and ill-being. This effect was partially explained by controlled goal motivation. The clinical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.

Less Power, Greater Conflict

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra C. Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
High Power ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Goal Conflict ◽  
Personal Goals ◽  
Multiple Goals ◽  
Objective Performance ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Way

Abstract. Power facilitates goal pursuit, but how does power affect the way people respond to conflict between their multiple goals? Our results showed that higher trait power was associated with reduced experience of conflict in scenarios describing multiple goals (Study 1) and between personal goals (Study 2). Moreover, manipulated low power increased individuals’ experience of goal conflict relative to high power and a control condition (Studies 3 and 4), with the consequence that they planned to invest less into the pursuit of their goals in the future. With its focus on multiple goals and individuals’ experiences during goal pursuit rather than objective performance, the present research uses new angles to examine power effects on goal pursuit.

How Do Functional Innovations Affect Goal Pursuit?

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Garvey ◽  
Lisa Bolton
Keyword(s):  
Goal Pursuit
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