Department
Psychology
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Richard Osbaldiston
Mentor Department
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Brady, Amanda; Wilson, Jennifer; and Davis, Nichole, "Meta-Analysis of Close Relationships and Goal Attainment" (2014). University Presentation Showcase Event. 26.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2014/2014/26
Abstract
Everyone has goals that they desire to achieve in their lives. These goals span across many areas: relationships, education, career, health, etc. There are many factors that motivate people to achieve those goals. We were specifically interested in examining how goal attainment was different if people were personally motivated or if they were motivated by a significant other in their lives. Our research question was: "Do close relationships have an effect on goal attainment?" We located studies that compared personally-autonomous reasons (PAR) in children and adults to relationally-autonomous reasons (RAR) in children and adults. We compared 18 studies that analyzed this relationship. They found that RAR (d = 0.27) for goal pursuit were higher than PAR (d = 0.18). Comparing children to adults, a larger difference was found: RAR in children (d = 0.30), RAR in adults (d = 0.26), PAR in children (d = 0.70) and PAR in adults (d = 0.15).
Presentation format
Poster
Expected Graduation Date
2016
Course Number
PSY497
Course Title
Topics in Psychology: Grad School Prep
Meta-Analysis of Close Relationships and Goal Attainment
Everyone has goals that they desire to achieve in their lives. These goals span across many areas: relationships, education, career, health, etc. There are many factors that motivate people to achieve those goals. We were specifically interested in examining how goal attainment was different if people were personally motivated or if they were motivated by a significant other in their lives. Our research question was: "Do close relationships have an effect on goal attainment?" We located studies that compared personally-autonomous reasons (PAR) in children and adults to relationally-autonomous reasons (RAR) in children and adults. We compared 18 studies that analyzed this relationship. They found that RAR (d = 0.27) for goal pursuit were higher than PAR (d = 0.18). Comparing children to adults, a larger difference was found: RAR in children (d = 0.30), RAR in adults (d = 0.26), PAR in children (d = 0.70) and PAR in adults (d = 0.15).
