TY - JOUR
T1 - Importance of personal goals in people with independent versus interdependent selves
AU - Van Horen, Femke
AU - Pöhlmann, Claudia
AU - Koeppen, Karoline
AU - Hannover, Bettina
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - This paper investigates how the importance attached to personal goals differs according to the person's independent or interdependent self. Results of one questionnaire study and two priming studies showed that, overall, independents considered their goals more important than interdependants. A closer analysis revealed, however, that interdependents assigned more relevance to social goals (e.g., harmony with others), than to individual goals (e.g., to be successful), whereas independents attached equal importance to both types of goals.
AB - This paper investigates how the importance attached to personal goals differs according to the person's independent or interdependent self. Results of one questionnaire study and two priming studies showed that, overall, independents considered their goals more important than interdependants. A closer analysis revealed, however, that interdependents assigned more relevance to social goals (e.g., harmony with others), than to individual goals (e.g., to be successful), whereas independents attached equal importance to both types of goals.
KW - Independent versus interdependent selves
KW - Personal goals
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U2 - 10.1027/1864-9335.39.4.213
DO - 10.1027/1864-9335.39.4.213
M3 - Article
SN - 1864-9335
VL - 39
SP - 213
EP - 221
JO - Social Psychology
JF - Social Psychology
IS - 4
ER -