The Relationship Between Predominant Promotion Focus and Spontaneous Mental Contrasting-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Relationship Between Predominant Promotion Focus and Spontaneous Mental Contrasting

Published:2022-11 Issue:6 Volume:53 Page:368-382
ISSN:1864-9335
Container-title:Social Psychology
language:en
Short-container-title:Social Psychology

Author:

Tamim Muhaned¹^ORCID,Gai Xiaosong¹²^ORCID,Wang Guoxia¹,Ma Yuanchun¹

Affiliation:

1. School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, People’s Republic of China

2. Northeast Normal University Branch, Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality, Changchun, People’s Republic of China

Abstract

Abstract. Previous research found mental contrasting to be an effective self-regulatory strategy. This study explored whether motivational features such as regulatory focus, as promotion focus and prevention focus, could affect people’s spontaneous use of a mental contrasting strategy. The present study hypothesized that promotion focus positively predicts spontaneous mental contrasting. Across the correlational (Study 1) and experimental (Study 2) designs, predominantly promotion-focused university students spontaneously employed more mental contrasting strategies. The implications and suggestions for future research have been discussed.

Publisher

Hogrefe Publishing Group

Subject

General Psychology,Sociology and Political Science,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Social Psychology

Link

https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/pdf/10.1027/1864-9335/a000507

Reference48 articles.

1. Strategies of intention formation are reflected in continuous MEG activity

2. Automaticity of social behavior: Direct effects of trait construct and stereotype activation on action.

3. The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting With Nature

4. Regulatory focus theory and the entrepreneurial process

5. Mental Contrasting of a Negative Future with a Positive Reality Regulates State Anxiety

Cited by 4 articles. 订阅此论文施引文献订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献

1. Self-regulatory thought across time and domains.;Motivation Science;2024-06-17

2. Causality orientations and spontaneous mental contrasting;The Journal of General Psychology;2024-02-18

3. Low working memory reduces the use of mental contrasting;Consciousness and Cognition;2024-02

4. Big five personality traits and spontaneous mental contrasting among Chinese students;Current Psychology;2023-12-13