Positive fantasies about idealized futures sap energy

By H. Kappes, G. Oettingen. 2011

103 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Literature and Literary Theory

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In Applied Psychology

1. Kathleen D. Vohs
2. Roy F. Baumeister
3. G. Oettingen
4. Peter M. Gollwitzer
5. Michael Frese
6. Michael M. Gielnik
7. Martin S. Hagger
8. B. Schmeichel

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. Kathleen D. Vohs
2. Roy F. Baumeister
3. G. Oettingen
4. Michael Frese
5. Michael M. Gielnik
6. Peter M. Gollwitzer
7. B. Schmeichel
8. Richard M. Ryan

In Literature and Literary Theory

1. Kathleen D. Vohs
2. G. Oettingen

Citations in the corpus

• A temporal analysis of how entrepreneurial goal intentions, positive fantasies, and action planning affect starting a new venture and when the effects wear off (2014, background): “In fact, research has shown that positive fantasies have a negative effect on performance because they deter people from mobilizing motivational resources resulting in less energy for goal pursuit (Kappes and Oettingen, 2011).”
• Pragmatic Prospection: How and Why People Think about the Future (2016, background): “More complex brains can however increase the chances of positive outcomes by recognizing that not all desirable outcomes are feasible, so as to avoid wasting effort on actions that are unlikely to lead to reward.”
• Future thought and behaviour change (2012, background): “To test this hypothesis, H. B. Kappes and Oettingen (2011) conducted three experiments to induce either positive fantasies or a control condition, and then measured energy by physiological indicators (Study 1) and by subjective feelings (Studies 2–3).”