Goal Commitment Mediates the Relationship between Expected Positive Consequences of Goal Attainment and Effort
Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Expected positive consequences are predictors of effort expenditure in goal pursuit (Sheldon & Elliot, 1999).However, there are indications that this relationship is moderated (Locke & Latham, 1990) or mediated by commitment.A sample of 388 university students was administrated questionnaires in order to measure goal commitment, effort and positive expected goal attainment consequences.The results suggest that goal commitment is not a moderator of the relationship between positive expected goal attainment consequences and exerted effort but rather mediates the relationship.The findings outline that expected consequences in terms of cost-benefit analysis as another type of expectations are associated with effort, too.
Source: Studia Psychologica
Authors: Nikola Fabiny, Ladislav Lovaš
Institution: University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2883523155