It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from uso We
needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those …

Metacognition refers to thinking about our own thinking. It has assumed a prominent role in
social judgment because our thoughts about our thoughts can magnify, attenuate, or even …

In the current study, based on a sample of 1,873 adolescents between 11.4 and 20.9 years
of age from the first 3 waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we …

We start out with describing how the goal concept emerged in the history of the psychology
of motivation to better understand the important role it plays in current research on …

Counterfactual thoughts predominantly occur in response to failed goal pursuit. The primary
function of self-related counterfactuals seems to be correction of specific behaviors and …

Making Psychotherapy More Effective with Unconscious Process Work is an essential text
that seeks to educate readers on the astounding capabilities of unconscious intelligence to …

It is Thursday morning; you are a professional soccer player whose team lost the semifinal of
the World Cup last night. You are frustrated and depressed because of the poor …

This thesis examined the relation between hypothetical thinking strategies and grit defined
as the “perseverance and passion for long-term goals”(Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, & …

Future orientation (FO) has received increasing attention for its positive effects on
adolescent well-being and successful transition to adulthood. Although numerous measures …

This study examined weight control motivation among patients (N= 5460 females and 547
males) who sought weight loss treatment with family physicians. An eight-item measure …