Prestwich, AJ, Perugini, M and Hurling, R (2008) Goal desires moderate intention-behaviour relations. British Journal of Social Psychology, 47 (1). 49 - 71. ISSN 0144-6665
Abstract
Previous research has largely ignored the potential impact of goal-related constructs on behaviour. Three studies addressed this issue by examining the direct and moderated effects of goal desires on behaviour. All of the studies required participants to complete baseline measures and then a follow-up indicator of behaviour. In the first study (N=119) that focused on fruit intake, and studies 2 (N=123) and 3 (N=96) concerned with drinking alcohol, goal desires interacted with behavioural intentions to affect behaviour. Specifically, behavioural intentions were more reliably related to behaviour when goal desires were strong. The results of the third study suggested that in order to obtain such interactive effects, the strength of the overarching goal must remain stable. The findings reveal that goals and behavioural intentions can operate simultaneously and jointly influence action, a view that contradicts postulations that the effects of goals are fully mediated by more proximal behavioural determinants.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Reproduced with permission from the British Journal of Social Psychology © The British Psychological Society 2008. A published version of the article is available on the Society’s website at http://bpsoc.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpsoc/bjsp Volume, 47 (1), 49-71. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1348/014466607X218221/abstract |
Keywords: | intention; intention-behaviour gap; goal desire; moderator |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Unilever Research SPHERE CH-2003-1010 |
Depositing User: | Dr Andrew Prestwich |
Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2013 12:29 |
Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2013 12:29 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/014466607X218221 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | The British Psychological Society |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1348/014466607X218221 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:76349 |