%0 Journal Article
%T Behavioral and Experiential Self-Regulations in Psychological Well-Being under Proximal and Distal Goal Conditions
%A Peter Horvath
%A Vanessa McColl
%J Psychology
%P 975-984
%@ 2152-7199
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/psych.2013.412141
%X <p style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">This study
examined the relationship of goal-related components of cybernetic, behavioral,
and experiential self-regulations to psychological well-being under two types
of conditions, the pursuit of intrinsic goals in general and specific intrinsic
goals for the academic term. In an online survey, undergraduates (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">N</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> = 186) completed global measures of
psychological well-being, behavioral and experiential self-regulations, and
rated themselves on goal-related self-regulatory components. Correlations</span><b> </b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">indicated that most of the cybernetic,
behavioral and experiential self-regulatory variables were associated with each
other and with well-being. In terms of the goal-related self-regulatory
components, when pursuing intrinsic goals more generally, the experiential self-regulatory
component of enjoyment of the activity predicted well-being. However, when
pursuing intrinsic term goals, the cybernetic self-regulatory component of
perceived goal progress and the behavioral self-regulatory component of self-reinforcement
for goal progress predicted well-being. The findings extend theoretical
conceptualizations of psychological well-being by integrating compatibilities
between cybernetic, behavioral, experiential self-regulatory processes and
motivational conditions.</span></span>
</p>
%K Self-Regulation
%K Motivation
%K Goal Conditions
%K Psychological Well-Being
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=40863