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Mental Contrasting

Mental Contrasting is a cognitive self-regulation strategy that involves the structured juxtaposition of a desired future outcome with an acknowledgment of the present reality and its obstacles, thereby enhancing goal commitment and implementation planning.

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3.5K

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113

Authors

65

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2017–2026

23

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52

Self‐regulation strategies improve self‐discipline in adolescents: benefits of mental contrasting and implementation intentions

Angela Duckworth, Heidi Grant, Benjamin Loew et al. · Educational Psychology · 2010 · 350 citations

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When planning is not enough: Fighting unhealthy snacking habits by mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII)

Marieke A. Adriaanse, Gabriele Oettingen, Peter M. Gollwitzer et al. · European Journal of Social Psychology · 2010 · 247 citations

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Mental Contrasting and Goal Commitment: The Mediating Role of Energization

Gabriele Oettingen, Doris Mayer, A. Timur Sevincer et al. · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 2009 · 220 citations

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From Fantasy to Action

Angela Duckworth, Teri A. Kirby, Anton Gollwitzer et al. · Social Psychological and Personality Science · 2013 · 151 citations · Full text

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A short goal-pursuit intervention to improve physical capacity: A randomized clinical trial in chronic back pain patients

Sandra C. Christiansen, Gabriele Oettingen, Bernhard Dahme et al. · Pain · 2010 · 142 citations

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Authors

113

  1. GO
    Gabriele Oettingen

    New York University, United States

    36 publications · 2.8K citations

    28

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  2. PM
    Peter M. Gollwitzer

    New York University, United States

    13 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. DM
    Doris Mayer

    New York University, United States

    8 publications · 652 citations

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  4. AT
    A. Timur Sevincer

    Universität Hamburg, Germany

    6 publications · 371 citations

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  5. AK
    Andreas Kappes

    City, University of London, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 357 citations

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Institutions

65

  1. New York University

    New York, United States

    27 h-index

    57 publications

    4.2K citations

  2. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    24 h-index

    69 publications

    5.1K citations

  3. University of Konstanz

    Konstanz, Germany

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. HAW Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    659 citations

  5. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    71 citations

  7. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    87 citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    220 citations

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Venues

  1. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 5 publications · 372 citations

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  2. Psychology and Health

    4 publications · 247 citations

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  3. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    4 publications · 331 citations

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  4. Motivation and Emotion

    3 publications · 105 citations

    3

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  5. Frontiers in Psychology

    3 publications · 111 citations

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