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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"goal striving"”.
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The Importance of Life Goals in the Treatment of Marijuana Dependence
… indicate that a person's broader set of life goals may have motivational properties for specific behavior change efforts. The present study examined the types of life goals and ratings of life goal attributes as predictors of marijuana treatment outcomes in a sample of marijuana dependent …
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Motivation and the placebo response : predicting non-specific therapeutic benefits from the concordance of therapeutic rituals with high-level goals
… with established research on human values and goal-striving. Progress towards goals, particularly goals which are self-actualising, is associated with positive emotional states. Findings presented here support the view that when ritualised behaviour associated with taking a placebo substance is …
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Motivational influence on the attentional processes of competitive golfers
… to their achievement motivation and competence striving during competitive performance. It was anticipated that if such relationships were established in competitive contexts, findings would enhance understanding of the underlying mechanisms that contribute to attention explanations of diverse …