How do you Feel About this Goal? Goal-Related Affect, Positive Orientation, and Personal Goal Realization in the Family Domain

Mariola Laguna (), Guido Alessandri and Gian Vittorio Caprara
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Mariola Laguna: The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Guido Alessandri: “Sapienza”, University of Rome
Gian Vittorio Caprara: “Sapienza”, University of Rome

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2017, vol. 18, issue 3, No 11, 827-842

Abstract: Abstract Past research on individual-level differences has revealed associations between affect, positive beliefs and goal realization. Goal realization, however, varies not only between individuals (the individual level) but also within individuals according to goal (the goal level). This study analyzed family-related personal goals at both levels, examining how positive affect, negative affect and positive orientation are related to personal goal realization. The participants were 205 adults (mean age = 35.74 years); they evaluated five personal goals related to family life and completed assessments of positive orientation. Multilevel structural equation modeling demonstrated that both at the individual level and at the goal level positive orientation and positive goal-related affect were positively related to personal goal realization in family domain. Negative goal-related affect was negatively related to personal goal realization at both levels. Positive orientation, both at the individual level and as a cross-level interaction, moderated the relationship between positive goal-related affect and personal goal realization.

Keywords: Personal goals; Goal realization; Goal-related affect; Positive orientation; Family; Multilevel analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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