This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Koestner, R. Articles by Zuckerman, M. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Koestner, R. Articles by Zuckerman, M. Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Self-Regulation and Consistency between Attitudes, Traits, and Behaviors

McGill University

Frank Bernieri

Oregon State University

Miron Zuckerman

University of Rochester

This research examined the impact of self-regulatory styles on the degree of consistency between behaviors and self-reported attitudes and traits. It was predicted that individuals who regulate their behavior in an autonomous manner would be more like{y to display behavior consistent with their self-reported attitudes and traits than individuals who regulate their behavior in accordance with external or introjected controls. In two intrinsic motivation laboratory experiments, subjects who were classified as autonomy oriented on the basis of their responses to the General Causality Orientations Scale were shown to display significantly higher attitude-behavior correlations than subjects classified as control oriented. In another experiment, autonomy-oriented subjects showed greater consistency between self-descriptions of conscientiousness and a behavioral criterion than control-oriented subjects. Together, these findings support Deci and Ryan's hypothesis that individual differences in self-regulation will influence indexes of personality integration.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				T. G. Patterson and S. Joseph Person-Centered Personality Theory: Support from Self-Determination Theory And Positive Psychology Journal of Humanistic Psychology, January 1, 2007; 47(1): 117 - 139. [Abstract] [PDF]

				C. E. Amiot, R. J. Vallerand, and C. M. Blanchard Passion and Psychological Adjustment: A Test of the Person-Environment Fit Hypothesis Pers Soc Psychol Bull, February 1, 2006; 32(2): 220 - 229. [Abstract] [PDF]

				C. R. Knee, H. Patrick, N. A. Vietor, A. Nanayakkara, and C. Neighbors Self-Determination as Growth Motivation in Romantic Relationships Pers Soc Psychol Bull, May 1, 2002; 28(5): 609 - 619. [Abstract] [PDF]

				B. D. Bartholow, K. J. Sher, and A. Strathman Moderation of the Expectancy-Alcohol Use Relation by Private Self-Consciousness: Data from a Longitudinal Study Pers Soc Psychol Bull, November 1, 2000; 26(11): 1409 - 1420. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M. M.-H. Wong The Relations among Causality Orientations, Academic Experience, Academic Performance, and Academic Commitment Pers Soc Psychol Bull, March 1, 2000; 26(3): 315 - 326. [Abstract] [PDF]

				H. S. Hodgins, R. Koestner, and N. Duncan On the Compatibility of Autonomy and Relatedness Pers Soc Psychol Bull, March 1, 1996; 22(3): 227 - 237. [Abstract]