Why People Try to Actively Change Unchangeable Situations: The Role of Anticipated Affect

Tobias Greitemeyer*, Susanne Lebek, Dieter Frey, Eva Traut-Mattausch

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)284-298
Number of pages15
JournalCurrent Psychology
Volume30
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2011

Keywords

  • Affective forecasting
  • Anticipated affect
  • Escalation of commitment
  • Goal persistence

Fields of Science and Technology Classification 2012

  • 501 Psychology

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