Steele-Johnson D, Beauregard RS, Hoover PB, Schmidt AM. Goal orientation and task demand effects on motivation, affect, and performance.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY 2000;
85:724-38. [PMID:
11055145 DOI:
10.1037/0021-9010.85.5.724]
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Abstract
Two studies tested the joint effects of goal orientation and task demands on motivation, affect, and performance, examining different factors affecting task demands. In Study 1 (N = 199), task difficulty was found to moderate the effect of goal orientation on performance and affect (i.e., satisfaction with performance). In Study 2 (N = 189), task consistency was found to moderate the effect of goal orientation on self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation. Results are discussed in relation to self-regulatory processes cued by goal orientations, attentional resource demands, and the need to match goal orientations to the nature of the task.
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