Browsing Waterloo Research by Subject "Self-Regulation"
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Divergent effects of distance versus velocity disturbances on emotional experiences during goal pursuit
(American Psychological Association, 2017-07-01)Disturbances are factors outside of a person’s control that influence goal progress. Although disturbances are typically included in theoretical accounts of goal pursuit, relatively little empirical research has explicitly ... -
In pursuit of progress: Promotion motivation and risk preference in the domain of gains
(American Psychological Association, 2014)This article examines the role of promotion motivation in decision making in the domain of gains. Using a stock investment paradigm in which individuals believed that they were making decisions that were real and consequential, ... -
Inflating and deflating the self: Sustaining motivational concerns through self-evaluation
(Elsevier, 2014-03-01)The ways in which individuals think and feel about themselves play a significant role in guiding behavior across many domains in life. The current studies investigate how individuals may shift the positivity of self-evaluations ... -
Self-regulating the effortful “social dos”.
(American Psychological Association, 2014)In the current research, we explored differences in the self-regulation of the personal dos (i.e., engaging in active and effortful behaviors that benefit the self) and in the self-regulation of the social dos (engaging ... -
A self-regulatory approach to understanding boredom proneness
(Taylor and Francis, 2016-11-16)We investigated the relationship between self-regulation and two types of boredom proneness (perceived lack of internal stimulation, perceived lack of external stimulation) using a variety of measures of self-regulation. ... -
When threat matters: Self-regulation, threat salience, and stereotyping
(Elsevier, 2015-07-01)Four experiments examined whether information implying imminent threat to safety would interact with regulatory focus (Higgins, 1997) to affect the utilization of threat-relevant stereotypes. Because information suggesting ...