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29th APS Annual Convention

Dynamics of Personal Goal Pursuit

Friday, May 26, 2017 · Boston, MA

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This symposium presents research that focuses on the dynamics of goal pursuit, including contrasting the various characteristics of the goals that people set (Werner), the means that are selected (Bélanger), the process of encountering and overcoming obstacles (Leduc-Cummings), and how people disengage from goals that are not feasible (Brandstätter).

Chairs & Discussants

  • Marina MilyavskayaChair
    Carleton University

Presentations

  1. Examining Theories of Goal Pursuit in Predicting Goal Attainment over Time: A Model Comparison ApproachKaitlyn Werner
  2. Desirability Vs. Feasibility: A Goal-Systemic Perspective on Means Evaluation.Jocelyn Belanger
  3. Motivation, Goal Attainment, and the Subjective Vs. Objective Experience of ObstaclesIsabelle Leduc-Cummings
  4. When Goal Striving Gets Stuck: Antecedents, Mediating Mechanisms, and Consequences of Action Crises Veronika Brandstatter