Browsing Waterloo Research by Subject "self-regulation"
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A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Metamotivational Knowledge of Construal Level in the United States and Japan
(American Psychological Association, 2020)Metamotivation refers to the beliefs and mechanisms by which people regulate their motivational states to achieve desired ends. Recent metamotivation research demonstrates that Westerners recognize the benefits of engaging ... -
How Locomotion Concerns Influence Perceptual Judgments
(Guilford Press, 2017-06-01)Successful self-regulation involves both assessment (e.g., making the right choices) and locomotion (e.g., managing change and movement). Regulatory mode theory is a motivational framework that highlights the ways in which ... -
The Impact of Goal Progress Velocity on Affect While Pursuing Multiple Sequential Goals
(American Psychological Association, 2020)Past research has identified velocity (i.e., rate of goal progress) as a determinant of individuals’ affective experiences during goal pursuit. Specifically, rapid progress is a pleasant experience, whereas slow progress ... -
Metamotivation: Emerging Research on the regulation of motivational states
(Elsevier, 2020)Until recently, research examining the self-regulation of motivation focused primarily on the strategies people use to bolster the amount of motivation they have for pursuing a task goal. In contrast, our metamotivational ... -
Why do people (not) take breaks? An investigation of individuals’ reasons for taking and for not taking breaks at work
(Springer, 2023)Although breaks can help employees stay energized and maintain high levels of performance throughout the day, employees sometimes refrain from taking a break despite wanting to do so. Unfortunately, few studies have ...