The Structure of Goal Contents Across 15 Cultures

F M E Grouzet; T Kasser; A Ahuvia; J M F Dols; Y Kim; S Lau; R M Ryan; Shaun Saunders; P Schmuck; K M Sheldon

doi:10.1037/0022-3514.89.5.800

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The Structure of Goal Contents Across 15 Cultures

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The Structure of Goal Contents Across 15 Cultures

F M E Grouzet, T Kasser, A Ahuvia, J M F Dols, Y Kim, S Lau, R M Ryan, Shaun Saunders, P Schmuck and K M Sheldon

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol.89(5), pp.800-816

2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.89.5.800

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Abstract

personality psychology

personal goals

The authors investigated the structure of goal contents in a group of 1,854 undergraduates from 15 cultures around the world. Results suggested that the 11 types of goals the authors assessed were consistently organized in a circumplex fashion across the 15 cultures. The circumplex was well described by positing 2 primary dimensions underlying the goals: intrinsic (e.g., self-acceptance, affiliation) versus extrinsic (e.g., financial success, image) and self-transcendent (e.g., spirituality) versus physical (e.g., hedonism). The circumplex model of goal contents was also quite similar in both wealthier and poorer nations, although there were some slight cross-cultural variations. The relevance of these results for several theories of motivation and personality are discussed.

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Title: The Structure of Goal Contents Across 15 Cultures
Authors: F M E Grouzet (Author) - University of Ottawa, Canada
T Kasser (Author) - Knox College, Canada
A Ahuvia (Author) - University of Michigan-Dearburn, United States
J M F Dols (Author) - Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Y Kim (Author) - American Cancer Society, United States
S Lau (Author) - Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
R M Ryan (Author) - University of Rochester, United States
Shaun Saunders (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Business
P Schmuck (Author) - Technical University of Berlin, Germany
K M Sheldon (Author) - University of Missouri-Columbia, United States
Publication details: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol.89(5), pp.800-816
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Date published: 2005
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.89.5.800
ISSN: 0022-3514
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448901802621
Output Type: Journal article

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