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A Positive Psychology Perspective on Quality of LifeLiving in Accordance with One’s Implicit Motives: Cross-Cultural Evidence for Beneficial Effects of Motive-Goal Congruence and Motive Satisfaction

A Positive Psychology Perspective on Quality of Life: Living in Accordance with One’s Implicit... [People differ in how well the consciously represented explicit motives they pursue match their implicit motivational system. Such an alignment of consciously represented and implicit motives has beneficial effects on well-being. The present chapter firstly provides a definition of implicit and explicit motives. Then, after briefly summarizing what is known about antecedents of motive-goal congruence, consequences resulting from an alignment of motivational systems are highlighted. At first, this is done by reviewing research conducted with Euro-American samples. Subsequently, however, we argue that cross-cultural research increases the degree to which corresponding results can be generalized. Thus, we provide a definition of culture and then go on to review the cross-cultural research which demonstrates that implicit motives universally impact the satisfaction derived from goal pursuance. Finally, we give an outlook on an open question that needs to be addressed in future research.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Positive Psychology Perspective on Quality of LifeLiving in Accordance with One’s Implicit Motives: Cross-Cultural Evidence for Beneficial Effects of Motive-Goal Congruence and Motive Satisfaction

Part of the Social Indicators Research Series Book Series (volume 51)
Editors: Efklides, Anastasia; Moraitou, Despina
Hofer, Jan; Busch, Holger
Springer Journals — Oct 9, 2012
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Springer Netherlands
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© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
ISBN
978-94-007-4962-7
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51 –66
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-4963-4_4
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Abstract

[People differ in how well the consciously represented explicit motives they pursue match their implicit motivational system. Such an alignment of consciously represented and implicit motives has beneficial effects on well-being. The present chapter firstly provides a definition of implicit and explicit motives. Then, after briefly summarizing what is known about antecedents of motive-goal congruence, consequences resulting from an alignment of motivational systems are highlighted. At first, this is done by reviewing research conducted with Euro-American samples. Subsequently, however, we argue that cross-cultural research increases the degree to which corresponding results can be generalized. Thus, we provide a definition of culture and then go on to review the cross-cultural research which demonstrates that implicit motives universally impact the satisfaction derived from goal pursuance. Finally, we give an outlook on an open question that needs to be addressed in future research.]

Published: Oct 9, 2012

Keywords: Life Satisfaction; Cultural Group; Motivational Domain; Goal Pursuit; Global Life Satisfaction

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