Morisano et al., 2010: Reflecting, planning, and setting goals raised academic performance among struggling college students over 4 months
Reference:
Morisano, D., Hirsh, J. B., Peterson, J. B., Pihl, R. O., & Shore, B. M. (2010). Setting, elaborating, and reflecting on personal goals improves academic performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95(2), 255.
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A series of online exercises in which struggling college students identified personal life goals and how they would implement these (i.e., goal-setting + implementation intentions) raised term GPA over the next four months, and reduced the percentage of students who ended the term less than full-time enrolled from 20% to 0%.
Psychological Process:
What Desired Meaning is At Stake?
What is the Person Trying to Understand?
Selves (My Own and Others')Psychological Question Addressed
How will I accomplish my goals?Psychological Process 2:
Psychological Process 3:
Social Area:
Education
Intervention Technique:
Active reflection, on goals