Getting trapped in a dead end? Trait self-control and boredom are linked to goal adjustment

Disengaging from unattainable goals and reengaging in alternative goals is essential for effective goal pursuit; yet, surprisingly little is known about associated personality factors. Here, we focused on individual differences in self-control (domain-general self-control, if–then planning) and bore...

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Adjustment
Avoidance behavior
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Boredom
Clinical Psychology
COVID-19
Disengagement
Everyday life
Individual differences
Life goals
Motivation
Objectives
Original Paper
Pandemics
Personality and Social Psychology
Prone
Psychology
Self control
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Everyday life
Individual differences
Life goals
Motivation
Objectives
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Pandemics
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