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Area of Science:

Psychology
Gerontology
Social Science

Background:

Individual development is influenced by social goals and regulatory processes.
Understanding within-person dynamics is crucial for studying personal growth over time.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine how social regulatory processes influence individual development related to social goals.
To determine if daily social goal progress is sensitive to experiences of support and hindrance.
To investigate the role of achievement versus maintenance goal orientation in this sensitivity.

Main Methods:

105 adults over 50 years old tracked a personal social goal for 100 days.
Participants coded their goals as achievement or maintenance oriented.
Daily reports captured goal progress, support, and hindrance experiences.

Main Results:

Social goal progress positively correlated with support and negatively with hindrance.
Sensitivity to support and hindrance varied significantly among individuals.
Achievement-oriented goals were associated with lower progress and differential sensitivity to support/hindrance compared to maintenance goals.

Conclusions:

Daily social experiences significantly impact older adults' social goal progress.
Goal orientation partially explains individual differences in sensitivity to social experiences.
These findings illuminate the interplay between social experiences, goal orientation, and development in later life.