TY - JOUR
T1 - The Structure of Goal Contents Across 15 Cultures
AU - Grouzet, Frederick M.E.
AU - Kasser, Tim
AU - Ahuvia, Aaron
AU - Dols, José Miguel Fernández
AU - Kim, Youngmee
AU - Lau, Sing
AU - Ryan, Richard M.
AU - Saunders, Shaun
AU - Schmuck, Peter
AU - Sheldon, Kennon M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2005 by the American Psychological Association.
PY - 2005/11
Y1 - 2005/11
N2 - The authors investigated the structure of goal contents in a group of
1,854 undergraduates from 15 cultures around the world. Results
suggested that the 11 types of goals the authors assessed were
consistently organized in a circumplex fashion across the 15 cultures.
The circumplex was well described by positing 2 primary dimensions
underlying the goals: intrinsic (e.g., self-acceptance, affiliation)
versus extrinsic (e.g., financial success, image) and self-transcendent
(e.g., spirituality) versus physical (e.g., hedonism). The circumplex
model of goal contents was also quite similar in both wealthier and
poorer nations, although there were some slight cross-cultural
variations. The relevance of these results for several theories of
motivation and personality are discussed.
AB - The authors investigated the structure of goal contents in a group of
1,854 undergraduates from 15 cultures around the world. Results
suggested that the 11 types of goals the authors assessed were
consistently organized in a circumplex fashion across the 15 cultures.
The circumplex was well described by positing 2 primary dimensions
underlying the goals: intrinsic (e.g., self-acceptance, affiliation)
versus extrinsic (e.g., financial success, image) and self-transcendent
(e.g., spirituality) versus physical (e.g., hedonism). The circumplex
model of goal contents was also quite similar in both wealthier and
poorer nations, although there were some slight cross-cultural
variations. The relevance of these results for several theories of
motivation and personality are discussed.
KW - Circumplex structure
KW - Cross-cultural research
KW - Intrinsic-extrinsic goals
KW - Motivation
KW - Self-determination theory
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-3514.89.5.800
DO - 10.1037/0022-3514.89.5.800
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 16351369
AN - SCOPUS:32644468921
SN - 0022-3514
VL - 89
SP - 800
EP - 816
JO - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
IS - 5
ER -