Study Brunstein et al. (1998): study DE 1993 /1

Public

University students, Germany, 199?, followed 4 month

Sample

Respondents

N = 127

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionaires in class at T1 and by mail at home at T2, T3 and T4. T1 + T2: Assesment of motivation with Picture Story Excercise. Next Ss listed two agentic goals and two communal goals they intended to pursue thoughout the current semester. Ss also rated their commitment of these goals and their attainability. T3+4: Ss rated how much progress they had made in achieving the goals listed at T1. Mood adjective checlist administrated at T1, T2, T3 and T4

Correlate

Authors's Label

Commitment to agentic goals

Our Classification

Distribution

M= 15.81, SD=2.28

Operationalization

At T1+2 Ss listed two agentic goals they intended to pursue during the current semester. They then rated their commitment to these goals on the following items:
- I fully identify myself with that goal
- No matter what happens, I will not give up this goal
- I can hardly wait to start working on this goal
- Even if it means a lot of effort, I will try everything necessary to accomplish this goal

Rated: 1: strongly disagree to 5: strongly agree

Observed Relation with Happiness