The self-concordance model of healthy goal striving: When personal goals correctly represent the person.

By Kennon M. Sheldon. 2002

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The role of passion in sustainable psychological well-being (2012, background): “Furthermore, Self-determination theory and research has shown that elements from the environment can be internalized in either a controlled or an autonomous fashion (see Deci et al. 1994; Sheldon 2002; Vallerand et al. 1997).”
From motivation to passion: In search of the motivational processes involved in a meaningful life. (2012, background): “…of human motivation that show that two types of internalization processes existed, a controlled and an autonomous process (see Deci et al., 1994; Sheldon, 2002; Vallerand et al., 1997), we proposed that the two types of internalization processes lead to two types of passion, obsessive and…”
Reaching one's personal goals: A motivational perspective focused on autonomy. (2008, background): “Thus, it was shown that the benefits of having autonomous goals were maintained after controlling for neuroticism (Sheldon, 2002; Sheldon & Houser-Marko, 2001) and self- regulatory skill (Sheldon & Kasser, 1998).”
Passion and performance attainment in sport (2008, background): “Prior research has shown that values and regulations concerning non-interesting activities can be internalized by the person in either a controlled or an autonomous fashion (see Sheldon, 2002; Vallerand, 1997; Vallerand, Fortier, & Guay, 1997).”
Hedonic Adaptation to Positive and Negative Experiences (2010, background): “…1 For example, students who pursue and attain selfgenerated personal goals over the course of a semester are happier at the end of the semester, in part because they accumulate positive daily experiences along the way (see Sheldon, 2002 , for a review).”
Meaning in Life as Comprehension, Purpose, and Mattering: Toward Integration and New Research Questions (2016, methodology): “The self-concordance model (Sheldon, 2002; Sheldon & Elliot, 1999) lays out a formal explanation of such relationships that have been found between goal pursuit and well-being.”
Les passions de l'ame: on obsessive and harmonious passion. (2003, background): “Past research has shown that values and regulations concerning noninteresting activities can be internalized in the person in either a controlled or an autonomous fashion (see Sheldon, 2002).”
Reconsidering happiness: the costs of distinguishing between hedonics and eudaimonia (2008, unknown): “For example, it appears that SWB is greater when a person makes meaningful progress toward goals that are intentionally chosen; these goals are interesting and reflect a person’s most highly endorsed values as opposed to those of others or of society (Sheldon, 2002).”
Passion in sport: a look at determinants and affective experiences. (2006, background): “Past research has shown that values and regulations concerning uninteresting activities can be internalized in either a controlled or an autonomous fashion (see Deci, Eghrari, Patrick, & Leone, 1994; Sheldon, 2002).”
Death Contemplation, Growth, and Defense: Converging Evidence of Dual-Existential Systems? (2006, background): “…to exhibit defensive tendencies when faced with external threats; rather, as a result of higher levels of self-esteem and openness to experience, these individuals are inclined to embrace challenges successfully and, as a result, to bolster their well-being (Sheldon, 2002; Urry et al., 2004).”
Motivation and the Goal Theory of Current Concerns (2011, background): “For example, progress on goals imposed by others or suggested by social pressures boost subjective well-being less than goals that correspond to one’s individual core values (Brunstein, Schultheiss, & Graessman, 1998; Sheldon, 2001; Sheldon & Elliot, 1999).”
Reconsidering happiness: a eudaimonist's perspective (2008, background): “…this work has demonstrated that variables thought to be eudaimonic lead to quantitatively higher levels of hedonic well-being, Again and again, such research shows that eudaimonic variables are potent predictors of hedonic functioning (Kasser & Ryan, 1993, 1996; Ryan & Deci, 2001; Sheldon, 2002).”
Why Create Value for Others? An Exploration of Social Entrepreneurial Motives (2016, background): “We reserve goal for addressing rewards associated with acting on motivations (Sheldon 2002).”
Harmonious passion as an explanation of the relation between signature strengths’ use and well-being at work: Test of an intervention program (2012, background): “Specifically, a harmonious passion results from an internalization that has no constraints or contingencies associated with it, when it has been freely chosen as highly important to oneself (Deci and Ryan, 2000; Sheldon, 2002; Vallerand et al., 2003).”
Teacher support, student motivation, student need satisfaction, and college teacher course evaluations: testing a sequential path model (2008, result): “The top ordering, which is consistent with the goal-based research of Sheldon and colleagues (Sheldon, 2002; Sheldon & Elliot, 1999), assumes that self-determined motivation gives individuals the proactive resources to satisfy their own needs, whereas the bottom ordering, consistent with the context”
Purpose in Life as a System that Creates and Sustains Health and Well-Being: An Integrative, Testable Theory (2009, background): “Working toward strivings congruent with central values has been shown to be the most successful route to enhancing well-being (Koestner et al., 2002; Sheldon, 2002).”
Self-Concordance and Subjective Well-Being in Four Cultures (2004, methodology): “Based on such findings, Sheldon (2002) suggested that self-concordance—that is, the sense of “owning” one’s personal goals—might be a culturally invariant need or benefit for human beings.”
The Contributions of Personality to Organizational Behavior and Psychology: Findings, Criticisms, and Future Research Directions (2008, background): “This stands in stark contrast to personality psychology as a field, where research covers a much more expansive domain, including, for instance, the study of personality processes such as selfdetermination and self-concordance (Sheldon, 2002), positive psychological states such as gratitude (McCullo”
On the role of passion in performance. (2007, background): “The Dualistic Model of Passion further posits that two distinct types of passion develop as a result of the type of internalization process that takes place (Deci & Ryan, 2000; Sheldon, 2002).”