Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorScholer, Abigail A.
dc.contributor.authorMiele, David B.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-02 17:53:11 (GMT)
dc.date.available2018-02-02 17:53:11 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mot0000043
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/12993
dc.description© American Psychological Association, 2016. This paper is not the copy of record and may not exactly replicate the authoritative document published in the APA journal. Please do not copy or cite without author's permission. The final article is available, upon publication, at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mot0000043en
dc.description.abstractOne of the challenges of effective goal pursuit is being able to flexibly adapt to changing situations and demands. The current studies investigate whether individuals exhibit effective metamotivation—successful management of one’s motivational states—in creating fit between an optimal motivational orientation and specific task demands (e.g., inducing a promotion focus, as opposed to prevention focus, in preparation for an eager brainstorming task). Using regulatory focus theory as a framework, 5 studies provide evidence that although North American individuals exhibit some metamotivational awareness of task-motivation fit in the realm of regulatory focus, they may also have competing beliefs that promotion motivation is generally better, regardless of task type. Given this tension, having metamotivational awareness of task-motivation fit did not always lead to successful behavioral enactment (Studies 3–5). We discuss connections to metacognition and implications for the role of flexibility in self-regulation.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Associationen
dc.subjectRegulatory Focusen
dc.subjectMotivationen
dc.subjectFlexibilityen
dc.subjectMetacognitionen
dc.subjectRegulatory Fiten
dc.titleThe role of metamotivation in creating task-motivation fiten
dc.typeArticleen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationScholer, A. A., & Miele, D. B. (2016). The role of metamotivation in creating task-motivation fit. Motivation Science, 2(3), 171–197. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000043en
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Artsen
uws.contributor.affiliation2Psychologyen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusRevieweden
uws.scholarLevelFacultyen


Files in this item

Thumbnail

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record


UWSpace

University of Waterloo Library
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
519 888 4883

All items in UWSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved.

DSpace software

Service outages