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Published on: September 27, 2020
A longitudinal analysis of self-regulation and well-being: avoidance personal goals, avoidance coping, stress
Andrew J Elliot1, Todd M Thrash, Kou Murayama
1Department of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, RC Box 270266, Rochester, NY 14627-0266, USA. andye@psych.rochester.edu
Abstract:
We conducted 2 longitudinal meditational studies to test an integrative model of goals, stress and coping, and well-being. Study 1 documented avoidance personal goals as an antecedent of life stressors and life stressors as a partial mediator of the relation between avoidance goals and longitudinal change in subjective well-being (SWB). Study 2 fully replicated Study 1 and likewise validated avoidance goals as an antecedent of avoidance coping and avoidance coping as a partial mediator of the relation between avoidance goals and longitudinal change in SWB. It also showed that avoidance coping partially mediates the link between avoidance goals and life stressors and validated a sequential meditational model involving both avoidance coping and life stressors. The aforementioned results held when controlling for social desirability, basic traits, and general motivational dispositions. The findings are discussed with regard to the integration of various strands of research on self-regulation.
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