TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effects of Self-Discordance, Self-Concordance, and Implementation Intentions on Health Behavior
AU - Chatzisarantis, NLD
AU - Hagger, MS
AU - Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
PY - 2008/10/1
Y1 - 2008/10/1
N2 - Building upon previous research on implementation intentions, the present study hypothesized that implementation intentions would be beneficial for participants who endorsed self-concordant and self-discordant forms of motivation. Self-concordance describes the extent to which goals are congruent with organismic needs for self-determination, competence, and relatedness whereas self-discordance describes the extent to which goals and behaviors are incongruent with these needs. Results showed that implementation intentions were beneficial for people who endorsed self-discordant forms of motivation. In addition, a statistically nonsignificant trend was observed for implementation intentions to be beneficial among individuals who endorsed self-concordant forms of motivation. It is concluded that implementation exercises are beneficial for individuals who endorse selfdiscordant motivation.
AB - Building upon previous research on implementation intentions, the present study hypothesized that implementation intentions would be beneficial for participants who endorsed self-concordant and self-discordant forms of motivation. Self-concordance describes the extent to which goals are congruent with organismic needs for self-determination, competence, and relatedness whereas self-discordance describes the extent to which goals and behaviors are incongruent with these needs. Results showed that implementation intentions were beneficial for people who endorsed self-discordant forms of motivation. In addition, a statistically nonsignificant trend was observed for implementation intentions to be beneficial among individuals who endorsed self-concordant forms of motivation. It is concluded that implementation exercises are beneficial for individuals who endorse selfdiscordant motivation.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2008.00035.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2008.00035.x
M3 - Article
VL - 13
SP - 198
EP - 214
JO - Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research
JF - Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research
IS - 4
ER -