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Personal Goals

Personal Goals is a construct in the domain of individual goal setting that denotes a self-referenced intended outcome or desired state toward which an individual directs effort, distinguished by its subjective importance, personal relevance, and autonomy-driven formulation.

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Individualism and collectivism: Cross-cultural perspectives on self-ingroup relationships.

Harry C. Triandis, Robert Bontempo, Marcelo J. Villareal et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1988 · 3K citations

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Who Is Happy?

David G. Myers, Ed Diener · Psychological Science · 1995 · 2.4K citations

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Emotions and Leadership: The Role of Emotional Intelligence

Jennifer M. George · Human Relations · 2000 · 2K citations

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Self-Motivation for Academic Attainment: The Role of Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Personal Goal Setting

Barry J. Zimmerman, Albert Bandura, Manuel Martinez-Pons · American Educational Research Journal · 1992 · 2K citations

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Self-Motivation for Academic Attainment: The Role of Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Personal Goal Setting

Barry J. Zimmerman, Albert Bandura, Manuel Martinez-Pons · American Educational Research Journal · 1992 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. KM
    Kennon M. Sheldon

    University of Missouri, United States

    21 publications · 5.5K citations

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  2. AJ
    Andrew J. Elliot

    University of Rochester, United States

    18 publications · 4.7K citations

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  3. KS
    Katariina Salmela‐Aro

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    26 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. RK
    Richard Koestner

    McGill University, Canada

    15 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. JN
    Jari‐Erik Nurmi

    University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

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  1. University of Jyväskylä

    Jyväskylä, Finland

    20 h-index

    69 publications

    4.9K citations

  2. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    20 h-index

    35 publications

    8.7K citations

  3. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    20 h-index

    58 publications

    3.4K citations

  4. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    19 h-index

    32 publications

    3.3K citations

  5. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    19 h-index

    59 publications

    6.2K citations

  6. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    17 h-index

    33 publications

    6K citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    16 h-index

    29 publications

    6.9K citations

  8. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    16 h-index

    44 publications

    3.1K citations

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  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    44 publications · 15.9K citations

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  2. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 20 publications · 3.5K citations

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  3. Journal of Educational Psychology

    20 publications · 4.8K citations

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  4. Journal of Personality

    19 publications · 2.3K citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 21 publications · 835 citations

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