Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Département des sciences de l'éducation, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, Québec, Canada.
J Pers. 2020 Jun;88(3):530-543. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12508. Epub 2019 Sep 2.
The present study investigated the benefits of matching personality traits with goal type (i.e., agentic or communal) for goal progress. Autonomous motivation was examined as a mediator.
A multi-wave prospective longitudinal design was employed to track the progress that 935 university students made in their personal goal pursuits over an academic year. Participants set three personal goals at baseline and completed measures of personality and goal motivation. Participants' goals were coded as being either agentic or communal. Goal progress was assessed mid-year (T2) and at the end of the academic year (T3). Goal motivation was reassessed mid-year (T2).
Conscientiousness was significantly related to making better progress on agentic, but not communal, goals. Conversely, Extraversion was related to making communal, but not agentic, goal progress. These trait-goal matching effects on progress were partially mediated by goal-specific motivation, suggesting that the selection of goals that matched one's traits resulted in higher autonomous motivation at the start of the academic year.
The selection of trait concordant personal goals is associated with autonomous goal motivation and greater goal progress. This research integrates Self-Determination Theory with trait theories of personality to enhance our understanding of variations in goal success.
本研究旨在探讨人格特质与目标类型（即自主性或社交性）匹配对目标进展的益处。自主动机被视为中介变量。
采用多波前瞻性纵向设计，跟踪 935 名大学生在一学年内个人目标追求的进展情况。参与者在基线时设定了三个个人目标，并完成了人格和目标动机的测量。参与者的目标被编码为自主性或社交性。在学年中期（T2）和学年末（T3）评估目标进展。在学年中期（T2）重新评估目标动机。
责任心与自主性目标的进展更好显著相关，但与社交性目标的进展无关。相反，外向性与社交性目标的进展有关，但与自主性目标的进展无关。这些特质-目标匹配对进展的影响部分由目标特定动机介导，表明选择与自身特质相匹配的目标会在学年开始时产生更高的自主动机。
选择特质一致的个人目标与自主目标动机和更大的目标进展有关。本研究将自我决定理论与人格特质理论相结合，以增强我们对目标成功差异的理解。
