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ObjectiveResearch on the strength model of self‐regulation is burgeoning, but little empirical work has focused on the link between distinct types of daily goal pursuit and the depletion of self‐regulatory resources. The authors conducted two studies on the link between avoidance goals and resource depletion.
MethodStudy 1 (283 [228 female] Caucasians, ages 18–51) investigated the concurrent and...
The present research investigated whether the adoption of approach versus avoidance goals is affected by goal-relevant resources. When individuals have few goal-relevant resources, they should prefer avoidance goals, whereas when individuals have many goal-relevant resources, they should adopt approach goals. The individual’s outcome expectancy is assumed to mediate this relationship. This hypothesis...
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