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A Positive Psychology Perspective on Quality of LifeGoals and Plans: Their Relationship to Well-Being

A Positive Psychology Perspective on Quality of Life: Goals and Plans: Their Relationship to... [Individual well-being has been linked to having an approach to life that is goal-based. That is, those who have a goal-based orientation and a tendency towards planning report a higher sense of well-being. Furthermore, some more prescriptive approaches to defining well-being actually include goals and sense of purpose as being part of the construct well-being. Evidence is reviewed to assess the strength of the goal–well-being link, including goal content, goal orientation, and organisation. Areas where goals may be detrimental to well-being, including certain types of goals and the balance of investment in goals, are also discussed. Finally, evidence for the link between planning and well-being is outlined and mechanisms for its operation discussed.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Positive Psychology Perspective on Quality of LifeGoals and Plans: Their Relationship to Well-Being

Part of the Social Indicators Research Series Book Series (volume 51)
Editors: Efklides, Anastasia; Moraitou, Despina
MacLeod, Andrew
A Positive Psychology Perspective on Quality of Life — Oct 9, 2012
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
ISBN
978-94-007-4962-7
Pages
33 –50
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-4963-4_3
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Abstract

[Individual well-being has been linked to having an approach to life that is goal-based. That is, those who have a goal-based orientation and a tendency towards planning report a higher sense of well-being. Furthermore, some more prescriptive approaches to defining well-being actually include goals and sense of purpose as being part of the construct well-being. Evidence is reviewed to assess the strength of the goal–well-being link, including goal content, goal orientation, and organisation. Areas where goals may be detrimental to well-being, including certain types of goals and the balance of investment in goals, are also discussed. Finally, evidence for the link between planning and well-being is outlined and mechanisms for its operation discussed.]

Published: Oct 9, 2012

Keywords: Implementation Intention; Avoidance Goal; Approach Goal; Extrinsic Goal; Intrinsic Goal

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