Persistence in and timely disengagement from personal goals are core components of
successful self-regulation and therefore relevant to well-being and performance. In the …

Research on self‐regulation has largely focused on the idea of effortful self‐control, which
assumes that exerting willpower will lead to greater success. However, in recent years …

The present study aimed to test the goal contents theory (Ryan and Deci, Self-determination
theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness, Guildford, New …

Les objectifs personnels sont omniprésents dans notre vie quotidienne et les gens ont
tendance à en poursuivre plusieurs à tout moment. Le présent article propose un examen et …

In the era of globalization and technology, society demands young generations of citizens
able to work in a kind of environment characterized by complexity and diversity. Therefore …

When people hit roadblocks with their personal goals, goal disengagement is an adaptive
response associated with improved mental and physical health. However, people can have …

Reasons for pursuing self-set goals have been linked to well-being. The present article
examines the link between autonomous goal regulation (the why of goal pursuit) and well …

Despite a rich literature on goals, the notion of successful goal pursuit remains somewhat
unclear. Most research on personal goal pursuit relies on subjective measures of goal …

Background: The identification of soft skills by Higher Education (HE) students is important
for curriculum design, as is to evaluate if the students' soft skills are adapted to the needs of …

In this research, we applied a differential perspective to the study of action crises, ie, being in
an intra-psychic decisional conflict whether to pursue or abandon a goal once difficulties in …