Berrios, R., Totterdell, P. orcid.org/0000-0002-5335-2611 and Kellett, S. (2018) Silver linings in the face of temptations: how mixed emotions promote self-control efforts in response to goal conflict. Motivation and Emotion, 42 (6). pp. 909-919. ISSN 0146-7239
Abstract
Choosing between conflicting goals is a frequent yet difficult problem, especially when temptations are involved because self-control effort is required to overcome them. This study investigated whether experiencing mixed emotions in response to goal conflict can facilitate the necessary self-control effort needed to resist temptations. A sample of 73 individuals participated in an intensive longitudinal study, completing several measures 4 times a day during ten consecutive days, producing over 2500 observations. Results derived from using multilevel structural equation modeling confirmed that mixed emotions mediated the relationship between perceived goal conflict and intentions to resist temptations, over and above the influence of single positive emotions or negative emotions, and trait levels of self-control. Implication of these findings for collaboration and the impact of mixed emotions in more general social dilemmas are explored.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Motivation and Emotion. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Mixed emotions; Self-control; Temptations; Goal conflict |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2018 12:30 |
Last Modified: | 03 Aug 2020 10:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11031-018-9707-1 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:132563 |