ABSTRACT

An ecological approach of personal goals has flourished in the last decades. Research studies gradually take goal structures and processes out of confined and controlled laboratory settings and try to analyze them in the real-life milieu of individuals. The present review critically investigates theoretical and methodological approaches on the appraisal of personal goals. Based on this analysis, implications for research on personal goals are discussed and recommendations for future studies are detailed.

KEYWORDS: personal goals, methodology, assessment, development

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