References - a list of the research papers about goals
Apr 16, 2022
So this list is long! It is from my Zotero (reference manager) and all the papers I either studies deeply or browsed through. Unfortunately, not all of them are open access but many are only accessible with an institutional login.
Ajzen, I., & Kruglanski, A. W. (2019). Reasoned action in the service of goal pursuit. Psychological Review, 126(5), 774–786. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000155
Alessandri, G., Perinelli, E., De Longis, E., Schaufeli, W. B., Theodorou, A., Borgogni, L., Caprara, G. V., & Cinque, L. (2018). Job burnout: The contribution of emotional stability and emotional self-efficacy beliefs. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 91(4), 823–851. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12225
Alkharusi, H. (2017). Literature review on achievement goals and classroom goal structure: Implications for future research. Electronic Journal of Research in Education Psychology, 8(22), 1363–1386. https://doi.org/10.25115/ejrep.v8i22.1425
Alter, A. L., Stern, C., Granot, Y., & Balcetis, E. (2016). The “Bad Is Black” Effect: Why People Believe Evildoers Have Darker Skin Than Do-Gooders. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 42(12), 1653–1665. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167216669123
Andrade, J., Khalil, M., Dickson, J., May, J., & Kavanagh, D. J. (2016). Functional Imagery Training to reduce snacking: Testing a novel motivational intervention based on Elaborated Intrusion theory. Appetite, 100, 256–262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.02.015
Austin, J. T., & Vancouver, Jeffrey B. (1996). Goal Constructs in Psychology: Structure, Process, and Content. Psychological Bulletin, Volume 120 (3), p 338-375. https://doi.org/10.1037//0033-2909.120.3.338.
Balcetis, E., & Cole, S. (2019). Clarifying Conundrums: How Goal Hierarchies Resolve Seeming Contradictions in Motivated Responding. Psychological Inquiry, 30(3), 136–139. https://doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2019.1646047
Balcetis, E., & Dunning, D. A. (2008). A Mile in Moccasins: How Situational Experience Diminishes Dispositionism in Social Inference. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(1), 102–114. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167207309201
Balcetis, E., Riccio, M. T., Duncan, D. T., & Cole, S. (2020a). Keeping the Goal in Sight: Testing the Influence of Narrowed Visual Attention on Physical Activity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(3), 485–496. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167219861438
Balcetis, E., Riccio, M. T., Duncan, D. T., & Cole, S. (2020b). Keeping the Goal in Sight: Testing the Influence of Narrowed Visual Attention on Physical Activity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(3), 485–496. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167219861438
Balleine, B. W. (2019). The Meaning of Behavior: Discriminating Reflex and Volition in the Brain. Neuron, 104(1), 47–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.09.024
Bardach, L., Oczlon, S., Pietschnig, J., & Lüftenegger, M. (2020). Has achievement goal theory been right? A meta-analysis of the relation between goal structures and personal achievement goals. Journal of Educational Psychology, 112(6), 1197–1220. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000419
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Bayer, U. C., Achtziger, A., Gollwitzer, P. M., & Moskowitz, G. B. (2009). Responding to Subliminal Cues: Do If-Then Plans Facilitate Action Preparation and Initiation without Conscious Intent? Social Cognition, 27(2), 183–201. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.2009.27.2.183
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Bieleke, M., Keller, L., & Gollwitzer, P. M. (2021). If-then planning. European Review of Social Psychology, 32(1), 88–122. https://doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2020.1808936
Bieleke, M., Martarelli, C. S., & Wolff, W. (2021). If-then planning, self-control, and boredom as predictors of adherence to social distancing guidelines: Evidence from a two-wave longitudinal study with a behavioral intervention. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02106-7
Bieleke, M., Wolff, W., Englert, C., & Gollwitzer, P. M. (2021). If-Then Planning in Sports: A Scoping Review. Zeitschrift Für Sportpsychologie, 28(3), 109–120. https://doi.org/10.1026/1612-5010/a000336
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Brandstätter, V., Heimbeck, D., Malzacher, J., & Frese, M. (2003). Goals need implementation intentions: The model of action phases tested in the applied setting of continuing education. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 12(1), 37–59. https://doi.org/10.1080/13594320344000011
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Brick, N. E., Fitzpatrick, B. L., Turkington, R., & Mallett, J. C. (2019). Anticipated Task Difficulty Provokes Pace Conservation and Slower Running Performance. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 51(4), 734–743. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001844
Brosowsky, N. P., DeGutis, J., Esterman, M., Smilek, D., & Seli, P. (2020). Mind wandering, motivation, and task performance over time: Evidence that motivation insulates people from the negative effects of mind wandering. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000263
Bühler, J. L., Weidmann, R., Nikitin, J., & Grob, A. (2019). A Closer Look at Life Goals across Adulthood: Applying A Developmental Perspective to Content, Dynamics, and Outcomes of Goal Importance and Goal Attainability. European Journal of Personality, 33(3), 359–384. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.2194
Burnette, J. L., O’Boyle, E. H., VanEpps, E. M., Pollack, J. M., & Finkel, E. J. (2013). Mind-sets matter: A meta-analytic review of implicit theories and self-regulation. Psychological Bulletin, 139(3), 655–701. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029531
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Cameron, D. S., Bertenshaw, E. J., & Sheeran, P. (2018). Positive affect and physical activity: Testing effects on goal setting, activation, prioritisation, and attainment. Psychology & Health, 33(2), 258–274. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2017.1314477
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Cole, S., Dominick, J. K., & Balcetis, E. (2021). Out of Reach and Under Control: Distancing as a Self-Control Strategy. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47(6), 939–952. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220949813
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Eldesouky, L., & English, T. (2019). Regulating for a reason: Emotion regulation goals are linked to spontaneous strategy use. Journal of Personality, 87(5), 948–961. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12447
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Fergus, T. A., & Bardeen, J. R. (2016). Negative mood regulation expectancies moderate the association between happiness emotion goals and depressive symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences, 100, 23–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.08.010
Fischer, L., Philippot, P., & Romainville, M. (2021). Réguler ses émotions quand on apprend, oui mais pourquoiâŻ? Motivations à réguler ses émotions, buts émotionnels et stratégies de régulation émotionnelle mises en œuvre par des étudiants universitaires primo-arrivants en situation de préparation d’examen. Psychologie Française, 66(3), 223–239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psfr.2020.10.001
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Ghassemi, M., Wolf, B. M., Bettschart, M., Kreibich, A., Herrmann, M., & Brandstätter, V. (2021). The dynamics of doubt: Short-term fluctuations and predictors of doubts in personal goal pursuit. Motivation Science, 7(2), 153–164. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000210
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