Cross-Cultural Analysis of Volition: Action Orientation Is Associated With Less Anxious Motive Enactment and Greater Well-Being in Germany, New Zealand, and Bangladesh

Cross-Cultural Analysis of Volition: Action Orientation Is Associated With Less Anxious Motive Enactment and Greater Well-Being in Germany, New Zealand, and Bangladesh

Background: People differ in action vs. state orientation, that is, in the capacity for volitional action control. Prior research has shown that people who are action-rather than state-oriented are better able to perceive and satisfy own motives (e.g., affiliation, achievement, power), which transla...

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Main Authors: Monischa B. Chatterjee, Nicola Baumann, Danny Osborne, Shamsul H. Mahmud, Sander L. Koole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
action orientation
volition
motive enactment
well-being
cross-cultural psychology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01043/full

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