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Effects of Goal Type on Performance, Task Interest, and Affect Over Time 1
Author(s) -
Cellar Douglas F.,
Degrendel Donna,
Sidle Stuart,
Lavine Keith
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb01132.x
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , psychology , task (project management) , quality (philosophy) , goal setting , control (management) , goal orientation , social psychology , dual (grammatical number) , computer science , communication , management , epistemology , artificial intelligence , philosophy , literature , art , economics
The purpose of this study was to increase understanding regarding the effects of goal‐setting practices on a wide range of dependent variables over time. Goal type (control group, quality goal, quantity goal, and dual goal) was manipulated across 3 time periods. Goal × Time interactions were predicted such that quantity, effort, task interest, and positive affect would initially be low, but by later trials would be higher in the quantity and dual‐goal conditions compared to the quality goal and control groups. Quality was expected to be greatest in the quality goal condition and to be relatively constant over time. Participants ( N = 80) were undergraduates at a large midwestern university. Results indicated some support for our hypotheses in that Goal × Time interactions were found for quantity produced, rated effort, task interest, and positive affect.