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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Regulatory focus theory"”.
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Self-regulation and Regulatory Focus Theory: Regulation in Response to Goal Discrepancy Feedback in a Regulatory Focus Framework
Regulatory focus theory is a motivational orientation theory encompassing two regulatory systems: promotion focus and prevention focus. Promotion focused individuals tend to seek success, implement risky tactics, and an eager goal pursuit. Prevention focused individuals tend to avoid failure, …
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Testing the Generality of Regulatory Fit with Goal Orientation in the Performance Feedback Context
Regulatory fit (Higgins 2000) has, thus far, only been tested using regulatory focus theory (Cesario, Higgins, & Scholer, 2008); this study contributes to the current literature by testing the generality of the fit principle using goal orientation. I will test the effect of fit on corrective …
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Promotion and Prevention Fit Are Different but Lead to Equal Performance: Examining Fit Sensitivity and Task Performance
Regulatory focus theory encompasses promotion focus, seeking success and prevention focus, avoiding failure. These mutually exclusive focuses, when matched with the appropriate goal pursuit strategy, promotion with eager and prevention with vigilant, create a state of regulatory fit. This state of …
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Do Individual Differences in Authenticity Influence the Magnitude and Affective Consequences of Self-Discrepancies?
… theories of self-regulation, self-discrepancy theory (SDT) and regulatory focus theory (RFT), each make distinctions regarding the types of standards and goals in reference to which individuals self-regulate. Authenticity--the idea of being one's true self--has the potential to influence the …
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Personal motivation and child protection decision-making: The role of regulatory focus in removal recommendations
… of child protection has been the subject of focused study for decades, propelled by repeated reports of its questionable reliability. Although researchers have examined the extent to which caseworker characteristics influence child protection decision-making, studies into the influence of …
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A tale of two predictors : the impact of regulatory focus and entrepreneurial orientation on small and medium-sized enterprises
… the effects of chief executive officers’ (CEOs’) regulatory focus and firms’ entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on SMEs. Regulatory focus theory suggests that people can pursue their goals via a promotion focus (associated with a concern for growth and a desire for gains) or a prevention focus …
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When humans anthropomorphize non-humans: The impact of interactivity and human motivation on anthropomorphism and persuasion
… blurred. This dissertation primarily focuses on the role of anthropomorphism in AI-driven persuasion. Anthropomorphism serves as a foundational mechanism through which individuals perceive and evaluate AI entities, ultimately influencing their acceptance of AI-generated persuasive …
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How Regulatory Focus Impacts Knowledge Accessibility
The current research applies Regulatory Focus Theory (Higgins, 1997) and a new framework for knowledge accessibility called Relevance of a Representation (Eitam & Higgins, 2010) to examine how the strength of promotion ideal goals (i.e. one's hopes and aspirations) and the strength of prevention …
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FOMO and the Consumer: Two Essays Examining an Antecedent and a Consequence of Fear of Missing Out
… event. Furthermore, my research draws upon regulatory focus theory to test the moderating role that promotion focus (vs. prevention focus) has on the relationship between social identity reminders and state FOMO. Through careful experimental design, I rule out alternative explanations such …
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Business Exits and Reentry: Demand and Supply Explanations of Entrepreneur Career Choices
… business failure, masculine norms) and formal (regulatory environment) institutional contexts. On the supply side, I develop propositions about cognitive aspects of business exits that influence the motivation of experienced entrepreneurs to engage in serial entrepreneurship. I ask the following …
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Staying Engaged During the Remote Work Revolution: An Integrated Job Crafting Perspective
… sword” (Harju et al., 2021), with promotion-focused (boundary expansion) behaviors contributing to engagement while prevention-focused (boundary reduction) behaviors detracting from engagement (Lichtenthaler & Fischbach, 2019). This dissertation is one of the first to investigate work …