Psychological threat and extrinsic goal striving

By Kennon M. Sheldon, T. Kasser. 2008

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Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Social, Institutional, Cultural, and Economic Supports for Autonomy and Their Importance for Well-Being (2011, background): “Finally, Sheldon and Kasser (2008) found that college students who experienced psychological threats tended to become more focused on extrinsic life goals.”
Bidirectional Dynamics of Materialism and Loneliness: Not Just a Vicious Cycle (2013, unknown): “In support of this, people who imagined being socially excluded increased their priorities for money, appearance, and popularity (Sheldon and Kasser 2008).”
The relationship between materialism and personal well-being: A meta-analysis. (2014, unknown): “Additionally, experimental studies show that manipulations of self-doubt and uncertainty (Chang & Arkin, 2002), of mortality salience (Kasser & Sheldon, 2000), and of relational and economic insecurity (Sheldon & Kasser, 2008) each lead to an increased focus on materialistic strivings.”
Why autonomy-supportive interventions work: Explaining the professional development of teachers’ motivating style (2018, methodology): “Following the tradition established in this research (Sheldon & Kasser, 1995, 1998, 2008), we computed one overall “relative intrinsic instructional goals” score by subtracting the mean score on the 8 extrinsic items from the mean score on the 12 intrinsic items.”
Terror Management Theory and Research: How the Desire for Death Transcendence Drives Our Strivings for Meaning and Significance (2014, background): “…processes can motivate self-esteem striving and worldview investment via increased extrinsic goal pursuit (Heine, Harihara, & Niiya, 2002; Sheldon & Kasser, 2008), conscious thoughts of death motivate people to trivialize extrinsic goals and more highly prioritize intrinsically oriented…”
Does Psychological Need Satisfaction Matter When Environmental or Financial Safety are at Risk? (2015, background): “This is consistent with previous theoretical arguments and empirical findings that materialistic values deprive satisfaction of the needs for relatedness, competence, and autonomy (Sheldon and Kasser 2004; Vansteenkiste et al. 2008).”
When Is Identity Congruent with the Self? A Self-Determination Theory Perspective (2011, background): “Extending this line of work, Sheldon and Kasser (2008) showed that the experimental induction of economic and existential threat led to a stronger endorsement of extrinsic, relative to intrinsic, goals.”
Can't buy me friendship? Peer rejection and adolescent materialism: Implicit self-esteem as a mediator (2015, methodology): “Prior research has demonstrated the validity of using interpersonal methods for creating rejection (see Maner, DeWall, Baumeister, & Schaller, 2007; Sheldon & Kasser, 2008).”
Hedonic Adaptation to Positive and Negative Experiences (2010, background): “Kasser and colleagues (Kasser & Ryan, 1993 ; Kasser, 2002 ; Sheldon & Kasser, 2008 ) have shown that intrinsic values and goals (community, growth, intimacy) produce greater well-being than do extrinsic ones (popularity, wealth, physical attractiveness), because the former better satisfy innate…”
The happiness of international migrants: A review of research findings (2015, background): “Their reasoning draws on the observation that psychological threats increase the priority that people give to extrinsic goals (Sheldon and Kasser 2008).”