Papers by Laird Rawsthorne
North American Journal of Psychology, 2005
Two studies examine the relations of self-complexity (Linville, 1987) and the authenticity of sel... more Two studies examine the relations of self-complexity (Linville, 1987) and the authenticity of self-aspects to well being. Study 1 results show that self-complexity is largely unrelated to well being, whereas the authenticity of the self-aspects that constitute it is associated with greater well being. Study 2 uses a two-week, prospective design to replicate Linville's finding of a buffering effect of complexity on the negative outcomes associated with stressful events. In addition, study 2 results revealed either null or negative relations of complexity to well being, whereas the authenticity of self-aspects was again positively related to well being. The findings are discussed with respect to the meaning of self-complexity for personality functioning, and the importance of having one's self-aspects be authentic. According to many theorists, the diversity of roles, demands and models of identity to which people are exposed within modern cultures has fostered a greater comple...
This article presents a meta-analysis ofthe experimental literature that has examined the effect ... more This article presents a meta-analysis ofthe experimental literature that has examined the effect of performance and mastery achievement goals on intrinsic motivation. Summary analysesprovided supportfor the hypothesis that thepursuit ofperformance goals has an undermining effect on intrinsic motivation relative to the pursuit ofmas-tery goals. Moderator analyses were conducted in an attempt to explain significant variation in the magnitude and direction of this effect across studies. Results indicated that the undermining effect ofperformance goals relative to mastery goals was contin-gent on whetherparticipants received confirming or nonconfirming competencefeed-back, and on whether the experimental procedures induced a performance-approach or performance-avoidance orientation. These findings provide conceptual clarity to the literature on achievement goals and intrinsic motivation and suggest numerous avenuesfor subsequent empirical work. Contemporary research on achievement motiv...
North American Journal of Psychology, Dec 1, 2005
Personality and Social Psychology Review, 1999
This article presents a meta-analysis of the experimental literature that has examined the effect... more This article presents a meta-analysis of the experimental literature that has examined the effect of performance and mastery achievement goals on intrinsic motivation. Summary analyses provided support for the hypothesis that the pursuit of performance goals has an undermining effect on intrinsic motivation relative to the pursuit of mastery goals. Moderator analyses were conducted in an attempt to explain significant variation in the magnitude and direction of this effect across studies. Results indicated that the undermining effect of performance goals relative to mastery goals was contingent on whether participants received confirming or nonconfirming competence feedback, and on whether the experimental procedures induced a performance-approach or performance-avoidance orientation. These findings provide conceptual clarity to the literature on achievement goals and intrinsic motivation and suggest numerous avenues for subsequent empirical work.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1997
... Traits and Its Relations With Psychological Authenticity and Subjective Well-Being ... Suppor... more ... Traits and Its Relations With Psychological Authenticity and Subjective Well-Being ... Supporting organismic theo-ries of personality, within-subject variations in the Big Five were predictable from variations in the degree of psychological authenticity felt in different roles. ...
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Papers by Laird Rawsthorne