Goals out loud: telling others about a goal increases support received and facilitates goal pursuit
Four longitudinal studies with 1,035 participants by J. Peetz and colleagues. People who shared a goal reported more support from others, and in most studies that support was linked to greater effort and progress towards the goal.
Four longitudinal studies with 1,035 participants by J. Peetz and colleagues. People who shared a goal reported more support from others, and in most studies that support was linked to greater effort and progress towards the goal.
Written from the abstract read 2026-10-11.
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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. doi:10.1177/01461672251382271. Four longitudinal studies, 1,035 participants.