Tracy Epton

Tracy Epton

Tracy Epton is the first author of the 2017 Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology systematic review and meta-analysis of goal setting and behaviour change.

Who they are

The work of Tracy Epton reaches this site through the paper listed below. The name is tied to Goal Setting Theory.

Key papers

Epton, T., Currie, S., & Armitage, C. J. (2017). Unique effects of setting goals on behavior change: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85(12), 1182-1198. What it reports: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials, 141 papers. Small positive effect of goal setting on behaviour change; stronger for difficult, publicly set and group goals; weaker with external monitoring by others.

Key ideas

Goal Setting Theory: Locke and Latham's account of why specific, difficult goals with feedback raise performance.

Sources

  1. Epton, T., Currie, S., & Armitage, C. J. (2017). Unique effects of setting goals on behavior change: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85(12), 1182-1198.