scholarly journals Lay conceptions of norm-based approach and avoidance motivation: Implications for the performance-approach and performance-avoidance goal relation

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 737-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily J. Hangen ◽  
Andrew J. Elliot ◽  
Jeremy P. Jamieson
Keyword(s):  
Approach And Avoidance ◽  
Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Lay Conceptions ◽  
Approach And Avoidance Motivation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Avoidance Goal

scholarly journals At Long Last – A Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory Explanation of Procrastination

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 234-241
Author(s):  
Catherine Bennett ◽  
Alison M. Bacon
Keyword(s):  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Behavioral Inhibition System ◽  
Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory ◽  
Approach And Avoidance ◽  
Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Sensitivity Theory ◽  
High Reward ◽  
Reinforcement Sensitivity ◽  
Approach And Avoidance Motivation ◽  
And Performance

Abstract. Procrastination can result in poor wellbeing and performance in academia and the workplace. The present study combined personality and motivational explanations by examining procrastination through the lens of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST), which assumes that personality traits are underpinned by basic systems of approach and avoidance motivation. Students ( N = 336; Mage = 21.34) and non-students ( N = 187; Mage = 37.98) completed the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of Personality Questionnaire (RST-PQ), measures of unintentional and general procrastination and, for students only, a measure of academic procrastination. In both samples, high impulsivity and high Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) activation was associated with reports of general procrastination. In students, high Reward Reactivity (RR) was additionally associated with Unintentional Procrastination (UP), while low Goal-drive Persistence was associated with all forms of procrastination. These data suggest a role for both approach and avoidance motivations in procrastination. Results are discussed in terms of RST and implications for intervention.

Approach and Avoidance Motivation: Issues and Advances

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas B. Eder ◽  
Andrew J. Elliot ◽  
Eddie Harmon-Jones
Keyword(s):  
Approach And Avoidance ◽  
Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Approach And Avoidance Motivation

scholarly journals Big Five traits, approach-avoidance motivation, concerns and adherence with COVID-19 prevention guidelines during peak of pandemics in Croatia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Zuro ◽  
Dino Krupic
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Approach And Avoidance ◽  
Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Approach And Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Prevention Guidelines

Without the vaccine, only way to prevent the spread of coronavirus is following COVID-19 preventive guidelines such as keeping social distance, wearing masks and gloves, reducing mobility, etc. Success depends on how many individuals strictly follow the suggestions from epidemiologists. In this study we examine who and why is adhering with the guidelines. A community sample of 500 participants fulfilled short Big Five Inventory, Questionnaire of Approach and Avoidance Motivation (QAAM) and two scales constructed according to the COVID-19 epidemiological guidelines in Croatia. The results of hierarchical regression analysis indicate that agreeable and conscientious individuals are complying more with preventive measures. In addition, approach, not avoidance, motivation appears to be more important in following the guidelines. Results are discussed in terms of framing messages to explain goals that might be reached by compliant behaviour rather than emphasizing negative consequences of pandemic as such messages seem to produce negative emotional states with no beneficial changes on the behavioural level.

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