TY - JOUR
T1 - Intrinsic and extrinsic goals
T2 - Their structure and relationship to well-being in German and U.S. college students
AU - Schmuck, Peter
AU - Kasser, Tim
AU - Ryan, Richard M.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Aspirations for intrinsic (e.g., self-acceptance, affiliation, community feeling) versus extrinsic (e.g., financial success, appearance, social recognition) goals were examined in German and U.S. college students. The structure of students' goal-systems in terms of goal content was remarkably similar in the two cultures, as evidenced by examination of the ordering of goals. Also, as in past work in the U.S., German college students who were especially focused on intrinsic goals had high well-being, whereas the reverse was true for a focus on extrinsic goals. Some differences between the cultures in terms of specific goals are also discussed.
AB - Aspirations for intrinsic (e.g., self-acceptance, affiliation, community feeling) versus extrinsic (e.g., financial success, appearance, social recognition) goals were examined in German and U.S. college students. The structure of students' goal-systems in terms of goal content was remarkably similar in the two cultures, as evidenced by examination of the ordering of goals. Also, as in past work in the U.S., German college students who were especially focused on intrinsic goals had high well-being, whereas the reverse was true for a focus on extrinsic goals. Some differences between the cultures in terms of specific goals are also discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034089850&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1023/A:1007084005278
DO - 10.1023/A:1007084005278
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034089850
SN - 0303-8300
VL - 50
SP - 225
EP - 241
JO - Social Indicators Research
JF - Social Indicators Research
IS - 2
ER -