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Ziele, Volition und Handlungskontrolle

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Ziele geben dem Leben Sinn und Struktur und sind damit eine wesentliche Facette der persönlichen Identität. Was Menschen denken, tun und fühlen, wird von ihren Zielen bestimmt. Die Bedeutsamkeit von Zielen zeigt sich in einer Vielzahl an Theorien zu den Determinanten und Prozessen der Zielsetzung, Zielverfolgung und Zielablösung. So geht es einerseits um die Fragen, welcher Art Ziele Wohlbefinden und Leistung fördern, und wie man sich verbindliche Ziele setzen kann, die attraktiv und realistisch sind. Andererseits wird thematisiert, welche volitionalen Strategien einer Person zur Verfügung stehen, um die ausdauernde Verfolgung ihrer Ziele sicherzustellen. Dies verlangt nicht selten Selbstdisziplin und Willenskraft, was bisweilen als anstrengend erlebt wird. Doch nicht nur die Ausdauer ist eine wichtige Voraussetzung für erfolgreiches Zielstreben, sondern auch die Fähigkeit, von einem Ziel abzulassen, wenn es sich als unerreichbar, unattraktiv oder zu kostenreich erweist.

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