Personal goal pursuit as an antecedent to social network structure
Volume: 137, Pages: 45 - 57
Published: Nov 1, 2016
Abstract
Three studies using diverse methods examine the effects of goals on instrumental mindsets and social network activation. We hypothesize that individual advancement and interpersonal affiliation goals evoke distinct patterns of interpersonal perception and motivation, which lead to the activation of sparser and denser social networks, respectively. Study 1, an experiment, found that triggering individual advancement goals (vs. affiliation goals)...
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Title
Personal goal pursuit as an antecedent to social network structure
Published Date
Nov 1, 2016
Volume
137
Pages
45 - 57
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