Höpfner, Jessica ; Keith, Nina (2021)
Goal Missed, Self Hit: Goal-Setting, Goal-Failure, and Their Affective, Motivational, and Behavioral Consequences.
In: Frontiers in Psychology, 12
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.704790
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Setting high and specific goals is one of the best-established management tools to increase performance and motivation. However, in recent years, potential downsides of goal-setting are being discussed. One possible downside is the high risk of failing the goal. In an approach to integrate research on the consequences of goal-failure and the basic assumptions of goal-setting theory, we investigated whether failure of a high and specific goal has detrimental effects on a person’s affect, self-esteem, and motivation. In Experiment 1, 185 participants received fictitious feedback about attaining or failing an assigned high and specific goal. In Experiment 2 with 86 participants, we manipulated goal-failure through task-difficulty and we included task choice as a behavioral measure of motivation. In both experiments, participants who failed the high and specific goal showed a decrease in affect, self-esteem, and motivation compared to participants who attained that goal. Results indicate that failing a high and specific goal can be damaging for self-related factors that may be crucial for organizational long-term outcomes. We advise organizations to consider potential undesirable effects when using goal-setting interventions.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
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| Erschienen: | 2021 |
| Autor(en): | Höpfner, Jessica ; Keith, Nina |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | Goal Missed, Self Hit: Goal-Setting, Goal-Failure, and Their Affective, Motivational, and Behavioral Consequences |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 2021 |
| Ort: | Lausanne |
| Verlag: | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | Frontiers in Psychology |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 12 |
| Kollation: | 17 Seiten |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.704790 |
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| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | Setting high and specific goals is one of the best-established management tools to increase performance and motivation. However, in recent years, potential downsides of goal-setting are being discussed. One possible downside is the high risk of failing the goal. In an approach to integrate research on the consequences of goal-failure and the basic assumptions of goal-setting theory, we investigated whether failure of a high and specific goal has detrimental effects on a person’s affect, self-esteem, and motivation. In Experiment 1, 185 participants received fictitious feedback about attaining or failing an assigned high and specific goal. In Experiment 2 with 86 participants, we manipulated goal-failure through task-difficulty and we included task choice as a behavioral measure of motivation. In both experiments, participants who failed the high and specific goal showed a decrease in affect, self-esteem, and motivation compared to participants who attained that goal. Results indicate that failing a high and specific goal can be damaging for self-related factors that may be crucial for organizational long-term outcomes. We advise organizations to consider potential undesirable effects when using goal-setting interventions. |
| Freie Schlagworte: | goal-setting theory, goal-failure, affect, self-esteem, motivation, task choice |
| Zusätzliche Informationen: | This article was submitted to Organizational Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology |
| Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): | 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 03 Fachbereich Humanwissenschaften 03 Fachbereich Humanwissenschaften > Institut für Psychologie |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 29 Jan 2024 09:22 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 29 Jan 2024 09:22 |
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