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The purpose of this study is to examine whether stress moderates the association between action-state orientation and goal internalization. People estimated how autonomous (vs. controlled) they would feel if they pursued goals of either an extrinsic or an intrinsic type. Measures of action orientation and stressful life events were also taken. Results showed that autonomy of goal motive for action orientation was moderated by stress (failure-related and demanding) situation. Action-oriented people have less internalized goal than state-oriented people in stress situation. Implication for self-determination theory and action-control theory is discussed.
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This work was supported under Shaanxi Province Social Science (2015 N014), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (310850160666), and Scientific Startup Funds for Doctors of Northwest A&F University (Z109021614).
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This study was funded by Shaanxi Province Social Science (grant number: 2015 N014), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (grant number: 310850160666 ), and Scientific Startup Funds for Doctors of Northwest A&F University (grant number: Z109021614).
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Zhang, S., Shi, R. & Wang, Z. Stress Moderates the Association between Action Orientation and Goal Internalization. Curr Psychol 37, 842–849 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-017-9568-x
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