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Self-set Goals

Self-Set Goals is a goal-setting construct wherein the individual autonomously establishes personal objectives, distinguishing it from externally assigned goals by emphasizing intrinsic motivation and self-determination.

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Goal setting and task performance: 1969–1980.

Edwin A. Locke, Karyll N. Shaw, Lise M. Saari et al. · Psychological Bulletin · 1981 · 2.5K citations

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New Directions in Goal-Setting Theory

Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham · Current Directions in Psychological Science · 2006 · 2K citations · Full text

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Goal Setting and Self-Efficacy During Self-Regulated Learning

Dale H. Schunk · Educational Psychologist · 1990 · 1K citations · Full text

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Mere belonging: The power of social connections.

Gregory M. Walton, Geoffrey L. Cohen, David Cwir et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2011 · 529 citations

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Effects of Trait Competitiveness and Perceived Intraorganizational Competition on Salesperson Goal Setting and Performance

Steven P. Brown, William L. Cron, John W. Slocum · Journal of Marketing · 1998 · 364 citations

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Authors

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  1. EA
    Edwin A. Locke

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    10 publications · 5.4K citations

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  2. GP
    Gary P. Latham

    University of Toronto, Canada

    7 publications · 4.8K citations

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  3. MM
    Marina Milyavskaya

    Carleton University, Canada

    6 publications · 366 citations

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  4. VB
    Verlin B. Hinsz

    North Dakota State University, United States

    5 publications · 139 citations

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  5. PM
    Peter M. Gollwitzer

    New York University, United States

    4 publications · 488 citations

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Institutions

346

  1. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    11 h-index

    14 publications

    4.8K citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. Southern Methodist University

    Dallas, United States

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    2.8K citations

  4. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    451 citations

  5. University of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Canada

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    381 citations

  7. Carleton University

    Ottawa, Canada

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    319 citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    1.9K citations

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  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    12 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. Journal of Applied Psychology

    9 publications · 1K citations

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  3. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

    JSEP · 7 publications · 397 citations

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  4. Motivation and Emotion

    7 publications · 286 citations

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  5. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 6 publications · 404 citations

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