Search results for "developmental regulation"

Attainment and reflection : the role of social capital and regrets in developmental regulation

2007

Personal goals in old age : relationships with resources in life, exercise activity, and life-space mobility

2016

Adolescents ́ career goals in social context

2013

Deciding on the direction of career and life : personal goals, identity development, and well-being during the transition to adulthood

2017

Humans make efforts to manage their lives, and they do this by setting goals and making decisions. When they commit to their decisions, they construct their identity. This research aimed to study young people’s personal goal contents and appraisals, and how these constructs were related to identity and career identity development and subjective well-being. The theoretical basis of this research comprised the life-span model of motivation (Nurmi, 2004; Salmela-Aro, 2009), the conceptualisation of phase- adequate engagement (Dietrich, Parker, & Salmela-Aro, 2012), and the dual-cycle model of identity development (Luyckx, Goossens, Soenens, & Beyers, 2006; Luyckx et al., 2008). The data for th…