2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of positive/negative self-perceptions on goal-pursuit
| Project/Area Number |
21730499
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Social psychology
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| Research Institution | Tokai University |
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Principal Investigator |
OZAKI Yuka 東海大学, チャレンジセンター, 講師 (50459434)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2012
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| Keywords | 制御焦点 / 自己制御 / 自己認知 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of the studies were to investigate under which conditions positive/negative self-perceptions impose promoting effects on goal-pursuit. Seven studies were conducted to test the following predictions; under promotion-focus, positive self-perception would foster gain-approaching tendencies, while under prevention-focus, negative self-perception would foster loss-avoiding tendencies. Full support for these predictions was obtained in Studies 1-3 in which data from previous surveys were re-analyzed, and pencil-and-paper experiments in Studies 4 & 5 produced partial supports, although none of the predictions was supported in experimental settings(Studies 6 & 7). Further investigations will be necessary to test the validity of thesepredictions.
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