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Downregulation of Anger by Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions (MCII) [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
As anger can lead to aggressive behavior aiming at intentionally hurting somebody, the prevention of its destructive consequences with effective emotion regulation strategies is crucial.
Inge Schweiger Gallo, Maik Bieleke, Miguel A. Alonso, Peter M. Gollwitzer, Peter M. Gollwitzer, Gabriele Oettingen, Gabriele Oettingen   +6 more
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The Self-Regulation of Conformity: Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions (MCII) [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
The self-regulation of conformity has received little attention in previous research. This is surprising because group majorities can exert social strong pressure on people, leading them to overlook the pursuit of their own goals. We investigated if self-
Vivica von Weichs, Nora Rebekka Krott, Gabriele Oettingen, Gabriele Oettingen   +3 more
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Mind wandering via mental contrasting as a tool for behavior change [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2013
When people engage in mind wandering they drift away from a task towards their inner thoughts and feelings. These thoughts often circle around people’s personal futures.
Gabriele eOettingen, Gabriele eOettingen, Bettina eSchwoerer   +2 more
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Combatting negative bias: a mental contrasting and implementation intentions online intervention to increase help-seeking among individuals with elevated depressive symptomatology [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
BackgroundThere are many reasons why individuals with depression may not seek help. Among those with elevated depressive symptomatology, some previous interventions aimed at increasing help-seeking have unintentionally decreased help-seeking intentions ...
Amanda R. Keeler, Amanda R. Keeler, Amanda R. Keeler, Liesl A. Nydegger, Liesl A. Nydegger, William D. Crano   +5 more
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A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions on Goal Attainment [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII) is a self-regulation strategy that enhances goal attainment. This meta-analysis evaluated the efficacy of MCII for goal attainment and explored potential moderators. A total of 21 empirical studies
Guoxia Wang, Yi Wang, Xiaosong Gai
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Mental Contrasting of a Negative Future with a Positive Reality Regulates State Anxiety [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2017
Mental contrasting of a desired future with impeding reality is a self-regulatory strategy fostering goal pursuit. However, there is little research on mental contrasting of a negative future with a positive reality.
Gunnar Brodersen, Gabriele Oettingen, Gabriele Oettingen   +2 more
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Supporting Sustainable Food Consumption: Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII) Aligns Intentions and Behavior [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
With growing awareness that sustainable consumption is important for quality of life on earth, many individuals intend to act more sustainably. In this regard, interest in reducing meat consumption is on the rise.
Laura Sophia Loy, Frank eWieber, Frank eWieber, Peter M. Gollwitzer, Peter M. Gollwitzer, Gabriele eOettingen, Gabriele eOettingen   +6 more
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Mental contrasting as a behaviour change technique: a systematic review protocol paper of effects, mediators and moderators on health [PDF]

Systematic Reviews, 2016
Background Mental contrasting is a self-regulation strategy that is required for strong goal commitment. In mental contrasting, individuals firstly imagine a desired future or health goal that contrasted with the reality proceeding the goal state, which ...
Ainslea Cross, David Sheffield
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Effects of WhatsApp reminder-supported mental contrasting with implementation intentions on university students’ self-efficacy in sport training [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII) is an effective self-regulation strategy for goal pursuit. Despite growing interest in MCII within behaviour change research, relatively little is known about how such self-regulation strategies ...
Yalin Aygun, Huseyin Gurer, Sakir Tufekci, Cemil Colak, Emek Guldogan, Burak Yagin, Hasan Ucuzal, Burak Canpolat, Nouf H. Alkhamees, Sameer Badri AL-Mhanna   +9 more
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A systematic review of the impact of future-oriented thinking on academic outcomes

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Future-oriented thought is a broad construct that characterize the ability to generate mental representations of the future and project oneself into a variety of hypothetical states.
Simon Pawlak, Ahmed A. Moustafa, Ahmed A. Moustafa, Ahmed A. Moustafa   +3 more
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