Detour to arrive: distancing in service of approach goals
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| Publication date | 2013 |
| Journal | Emotion Review |
| Volume | Issue number | 5 | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 259-263 |
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| Abstract | Although in most situations approaching desired end-states entails decreasing distance between oneself and an object, and avoiding undesired end-states increases such distance, in some cases distancing can also be a means to approach a given goal. We highlight examples involving responses to obstacles to achievement and self-control dilemmas, showing that motivational direction is not equivalent to the motivational strategy involved when people pursue their goals. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.1177/1754073913477502 |
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