Approach, Avoidance, and the Self-Regulation of Affect and Action

By C. Carver. 2006

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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The individual experience of unemployment. (2012, result): “This finding is consistent with control theory , which suggests that when individuals make progress toward achieving a goal, they may " coast " or take time off to devote to other activities (Carver 2006).”
From entrepreneurial intentions to actions: Self-control and action-related doubt, fear, and aversion (2015, background): “In practical terms our research highlights the essential role of self-control in the implementation of entrepreneurial intentions, and the importance of applying action knowledge and action planning to avoid action doubt stifling entrepreneurial action.”
Behavioral Activation Links to Creativity Because of Increased Cognitive Flexibility (2011, background): “Second, behavioral activation is associated with joy and happiness (Amodio, Master, Yee, & Taylor, 2008; Carver, 2006; Gray, 1990), and these activating positive moods are associated with both cognitive flexibility and creativity (Ashby, Isen, & Turken, 1999; Baas et al.”
Avoidance of Information Technology Threats: A Theoretical Perspective (2009, background): “The two feedback loops of cybernetics are conceptually and theoretically different (Carver 2006).”
Managing Joint Production Motivation: The Role of Goal Framing and Governance Mechanisms (2011, background): “There are other important overarching goals, such as approach/avoidance goals (Carver, 2006), and related constructs, such as gain and loss-avoidance goals (Kahneman & Tversky, 1984) or a promotion and prevention focus (Higgins, 1998).”
Natural resistance : exposure to nature and self-regulation, mood, and physiology after ego-depletion (2014, background): “Similarly, within selfregulation theory positive affect signals approach as opposed to avoidance behavior which, in turn, may or may not be result in overt behavior (Carver, 2006; Elliot, 2006).”
Creative days: A daily diary study of emotion, personality, and everyday creativity. (2015, background): “This may be because anxiety is commonly linked to avoidance motivation (Baas et al., 2008; Carver, 2006) and people higher in openness are not typically motivated by prevention or avoidance tendencies (Keiser & Ross, 2011).”
Beyond intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: A meta-analysis on self-determination theory’s multidimensional conceptualization of work motivation (2021, unknown): “SDT scholars thus routinely ignore the well-established differential effects of approach and avoidance motivation (Carver, 2006; Higgins, 2002), and initial studies suggesting that approach-oriented introjection may be less harmful than avoidance-oriented introjection (Assor et al., 2009).”
Consumer Well-Being: Effects of Subgoal Failures and Goal Importance (2014, background): “Carver and Scheier (1990) suggest that subgoal performance is more motivating when moving away from an undesired end state than when moving toward a desired one.”
New Look at Social Support: A Theoretical Perspective on Thriving through Relationships (2014, background): “avoidance) motivation in both life contexts (Carver, 2006; Elliot, 2008; Gable, 2006).”
Epistemic curiosity and self-regulation (2015, background): “, 2011); and valuation of how rewarding new knowledge will be once learned, which may also impact future learning goals (Carver, 2006).”
L2 motivation, anxiety and self-efficacy: The interrelationship of individual variables in the secondary school context (2013, background): “Carver (2006) demonstrates this point by describing discrepancy reducing and discrepancy enlarging feedback loops; in other words, if the goal, in terms of performance, is accessible with the help of available resources, emotion enhances approach behavior and the discrepancy of the present and…”
The disclosure processes model: Understanding disclosure decision-making and post-disclosure outcomes among people living with a concealable stigmatized identity (2010, unknown): “These individuals’ self-regulatory efforts orient them to enlarge the discrepancy between themselves and their goal (i.e., discrepancyenlarging feedback loops; Carver, 2006; Carver & Scheier, 1998).”
“I Put in Effort, Therefore I Am Passionate”: Investigating the Path from Effort to Passion in Entrepreneurship (2014, methodology): “For example, control theory states that increased effort leads to making significant progress toward a goal, which results in positive affect (Carver, 2006; Carver & Scheier, 1982).”