Self-Regulation in a Simultaneous, Multiple-Goal Environment
dc.contributor.author | Byrd, Trevor Graydon | en |
dc.contributor.committeechair | Donovan, John J. | en |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Hauenstein, Neil M. A. | en |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Foti, Roseanne J. | en |
dc.contributor.department | Psychology | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-03-14T20:38:54Z | en |
dc.date.adate | 2003-05-30 | en |
dc.date.available | 2014-03-14T20:38:54Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2003-05-02 | en |
dc.date.rdate | 2004-05-30 | en |
dc.date.sdate | 2003-05-29 | en |
dc.description.abstract | The present study sought to extend goal-setting research by examining the nature of individuals' self-regulation with respect to performance goals while pursuing multiple, simultaneous goals. It was proposed that goal revision and effort allocation would be influenced by goal-performance discrepancies (GPD), causal attributions for factors affecting performance, self-efficacy, and rate of progress toward task goals. Results indicated that GPDs predicted goal revision direction and magnitude, and that controllability attributions moderated the GPD – revision relation. GPD size determined prioritization between tasks, as did self-efficacy. Mixed results were found for self-efficacy moderating the relation between GPD size and task prioritization. Rate of progress toward a task goal generally predicted prioritization between tasks and the amount of exerted effort within a single task. Although many results were not in the anticipated form, they still fit with modern theoretical frameworks associated with work motivation. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed. | en |
dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en |
dc.identifier.other | etd-05292003-174219 | en |
dc.identifier.sourceurl | http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05292003-174219/ | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33323 | en |
dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
dc.relation.haspart | ByrdThesisRevisedETD.pdf | en |
dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
dc.subject | pooled time series | en |
dc.subject | work motivation | en |
dc.subject | goal revision | en |
dc.subject | self-regulation | en |
dc.subject | multiple goals | en |
dc.subject | simultaneous goals | en |
dc.title | Self-Regulation in a Simultaneous, Multiple-Goal Environment | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |
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