Study Sheldon & Hoon (2006): study ZZ East-West pairs 2001

Public

University students, USA and Singapore, 200?

Sample

Respondents

N = 533

Non Response

6%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
!! USA: web-based, Singapore: paper-an-pencil

Correlate

Authors's Label

self-concordance

Our Classification

Distribution

M = 2.65, SD = 2.81

Operationalization

Rated agreement with 4 reasons why they strive for a goal
- external (because I have to or my situation demands it)
- introjected (because I feel guilty, anxious, or ashamed if I didn't)
- identified (because I identify with it, even when its not fun and anjoyable)
- intrinsic (because it is intrinsically interesting or challenging)

Ratings were based on either a single or four important self-generated personal goal, in last case the ratings were averaged

A single self-concordance measure is computed by summing the intrinsic and identified ratings and subtracting the externeal and introjected ratings

Observed Relation with Happiness