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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 29, No. 9, 1091-1103 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167203253481

How "Fun/Importance" Fit Affects Performance: Relating Implicit Theories to Instructions

Amy Taylor Bianco

Ohio University, taylor-b{at}ohio.edu

E. Tory Higgins

Columbia University

Adena Klem

Institute for Research and Reform

People experience a regulatory fit when they employ means of goal pursuit that fit their regulatory orientation, and this fit increases motivation that can enhance performance. The present studies extend previous research on regulatory fit to the classic motivational variables of fun and importance. They also examine for the first time the effect on performance of the fit between individuals' implicit theories about a task's fun or importance and their strategic engagement of the task as fun or important as induced by task instructions. In all three studies, task performance was better when the external task instructions "fit" rather than did not fit participants' implicit theory for the task. The implications of these findings for understanding the motivational effects of fun and importance are discussed.

Key Words: fit • motivation • performance • self-regulation


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