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Effects of Fit Between Psychological Distance and Goal State on Self-Regulation

The Korean Journal of Health Psychology / The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, (P)1229-070X; (E)2713-9581
2017, v.22 no.1, pp.123-136
https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2017.22.1.007


& (2017). Effects of Fit Between Psychological Distance and Goal State on Self-Regulation. The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, 22(1), 123-136, https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2017.22.1.007

Abstract

The present study investigated how the fit between psychological distance associated with social distance and with goal state affects individuals' self-regulation. A total of 79 Korean undergraduates were randomly assigned to experimental conditions in a 2 (social distance: Friend vs. Stranger) X 2 (goal state: goal pursuit vs. goal completion) between-group design. Psychological distance was manipulated by priming either a friend (close) or a stranger (distant) who was either in the process of goal pursuit (close) or in the state of goal completion (distant). It was hypothesized that the fit in the direction of low-level construal (i.e., friend/pursuit) would have a facilitatory effect on the initiation of self-regulation, whereas the fit in the direction of high-level construal (i.e., stranger/completion) would facilitate the completion of the regulatory task. Results showed that, as expected, participants in the 'friend/pursuit' condition initiated the task more quickly than did those in the 'stranger/completion' condition. In contrast, participants in the 'stranger/completion' condition showed higher levels of task accuracy than did those in the 'friend/pursuit' condition. These results suggest that both low-level and high-level construal promote self-regulation but the effects are contingent upon the specific aspects of self-regulation. Implications of the findings and directions for future studies are discussed.

keywords
자기조절, 해석수준, 사회적 거리, 심리거리, 목표상태, self-regulation, construal level, social distance, psychological distance, goal state

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