The overarching aim of this project is to answer the question: “Can people become strategic in their goal pursuits by deciding early in their goal striving whether to persist on a difficult goal or give up and strive for a compatible goal?”
Through a series of lab and field based studies will aim to test how we can help individuals to realize whether a goal is attainable or not, and whether this can support them in making the right decision (e.g. whether to persist with, abandon, or change the goal).
The goal of the STAR Project is to make novel contributions to theories of motivation and goal regulation. The project will also have significant public benefit, as it will provide the necessary evidence for the development of brief interventions that maximize the efficient use of individuals’ limited resources to help them achieve their goals and improve their well-being.
Through a series of lab and field based studies will aim to test how we can help individuals to realize whether a goal is attainable or not, and whether this can support them in making the right decision (e.g. whether to persist with, abandon, or change the goal).
The goal of the STAR Project is to make novel contributions to theories of motivation and goal regulation. The project will also have significant public benefit, as it will provide the necessary evidence for the development of brief interventions that maximize the efficient use of individuals’ limited resources to help them achieve their goals and improve their well-being.
Project Objectives:
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