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mental contrasting: a standalone construct

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Motivation science

contrasting a desired future with the obstacles of present reality, which turns positive expectations into binding goal commitment.

In motivation science, mental contrasting refers to contrasting a desired future with the obstacles of present reality, which turns positive expectations into binding goal commitment. This meaning comes from Oettingen (2001) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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References

Oettingen, G., Pak, H., & Schnetter, K. (2001). Self-regulation of goal-setting: Turning free fantasies about the future into binding goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80(5), 736-753. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.80.5.736

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