Eyes on the prize: The longitudinal benefits of goal focus on progress toward a weight loss goal.
Eyes on the prize: The longitudinal benefits of goal focus on progress toward a weight loss goal.
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着眼于奖励：目标的纵向效益集中于减肥目标的进展。
DOI：
10.1016/j.jesp.2011.02.005
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Dutton,GarethR
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作者：
Conlon,KyleE;Ehrlinger,Joyce;Eibach,RichardP;Crescioni,AWilliam;Alquist,JessicaL;Gerend,MaryA;Dutton,GarethR
过去的研究表明，专注于尚未完成的事情（目标焦点）表明一个人在实现高承诺目标方面缺乏进展，并且比专注于已经完成的事情（成就焦点）激发更大的动力。本研究通过探索在追求减肥目标时专注于目标与成就的后果，将这项研究扩展到一个纵向的重要领域。参与者在为期12周的减肥计划中进行了跟踪，该计划利用每周小组讨论和配套网站将参与者的注意力集中在他们的最终减肥目标或他们已经取得的成就上。目标集中的参与者报告说，他们对目标的承诺程度更高，最终，他们比专注于目标和没有焦点控制的参与者减掉了更多的体重。注重成就的参与者在任何衡量标准上都与控制组没有差异。
Past research suggests that focusing on what has not yet been accomplished (goal focus) signals a lack of progress towards one's high commitment goals and inspires greater motivation than does focusing on what has already been accomplished (accomplishment focus). The present investigation extends this research to a longitudinal, important domain by exploring the consequences of focusing on one's goals versus accomplishments when pursuing a weight loss goal. Participants were tracked over the course of a 12-week weight loss program that utilized weekly group discussions and a companion website to direct participants' focus toward their end weight loss goal or toward what they had already achieved. Goal-focused participants reported higher levels of commitment to their goal and, ultimately, lost more weight than did accomplishment-focused and no focus control participants. Accomplishment-focused participants did not differ from controls on any measure.