Moving Beyond Discrepancies: The Importance of Velocity as a Predictor of Satisfaction and Motivation
Abstract
Adopting a control theory framework, the authors tested a dynamic perspective which suggests that satisfaction and motivation during goal-striving depends not only on discrepancies (i.e., differences between current and desired states) but also on velocities (i.e., rates at which discrepancies change over time). Two studies with different approaches and methodologies were conducted and support was found for the primary hypothesis that velocity...
Paper Details
Title
Moving Beyond Discrepancies: The Importance of Velocity as a Predictor of Satisfaction and Motivation
Published Date
Dec 31, 2009
Journal
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
58 - 80
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