Achievement goals and life satisfaction: the mediating role of perception of successful agency and the moderating role of emotion reappraisal

AUTOR(ES)

Wang, Wangshuai, Li, Jie, Sun, Gong, Cheng, Zhiming, Zhang, Xin-an

FONTE

Psicol. Reflex. Crit.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

01/02/2018

RESUMO

Abstract Achievement goals are cognitive representations that guide behavior to a competence-related future end state. Existing theories and empirical findings suggest that achievement goals are potentially related to life satisfaction. However, the relationship between achievement goals and life satisfaction remains relatively unexplored in the psychology literature. In this study, we examined how, why, and when achievement goals affect life satisfaction using original survey data from China. The results suggest that achievement goals were positively related to life satisfaction (R2 = .20, 90% CI [.11, .26]), that the perception of successful agency fully mediated the relationship between achievement goals and life satisfaction (R2 = .22, 90% CI [.12, .27]), and that emotion reappraisal moderated the relationship between achievement goals and life satisfaction (R2 = .34, 90% CI [.23, .39]). Our study indicates that achievement goals have a positive influence on life satisfaction and help to elucidate the mechanism and boundary condition of this influence.

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