It’s not just action but also about reflection: Taking stock of agency research to develop a future research agenda

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 376-401
Author(s):  
Giles Hirst ◽  
Gillian Yeo ◽  
Nicole Celestine ◽  
Shen-Yang (Sonya) Lin ◽  
Alex Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Multidisciplinary Perspective

Agency is the human capability to exert influence over one’s actions and environment, such as through forethought, self-regulation and self-reflection. We focus on six prominent agency constructs, including goal orientation, regulatory focus, proactivity, fear of failure, core self-evaluations and psychological capital, and review what we have learned from each construct. By adopting an overarching multidisciplinary perspective, we identify key research agendas for the six prominent constructs: (1) incorporating self-reflection into research on agentic disposition; (2) how agency dispositions equip employees for workplaces of the futures, yet also how such behaviours may challenge societal and corporate mechanisms of control; and (3) well-being and health-related consequences of agency. In addition, we highlight the importance of understanding the interface between agency scholarship and developments in technology, medicine and sociology. JEL Classification: M10, M14

Examining the role of passion in university students’ academic emotions, self-regulated learning and well-being

2021 ◽  
pp. 147797142110373
Author(s):  
Anna Sverdlik ◽  
Sonia Rahimi ◽  
Robert J Vallerand
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Academic Emotions ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning

University students’ passion for their studies has been previously demonstrated to be important for both their academic performance and their personal well-being. However, no studies to date have explored the role of passion for one’s studies on both academic and personal outcomes in a single model. The present research sought to determine the role of passion in adult university students’ self-regulated learning and psychological well-being (Study 1), as well as the process by which passion shapes these outcomes, namely academic emotions, in Study 2. It was hypothesised that harmonious passion would positively predict both self-regulated learning and psychological well-being in Study 1. Furthermore, the mediating role of academic emotions between passion and outcomes was tested using a prospective design over time in Study 2. Results provided support for the proposed model. Implications for future research and practice focusing on the role of passion in facilitating adaptive emotions, use of self-regulation and well-being in adult students are discussed.

Advertising self-regulation: Clearance processes, effectiveness and future research agenda

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuemei Bian ◽  
Philip Kitchen ◽  
Maria Teresa Cuomo
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Research Agenda

The Role of Death in Life: Existential Aspects of Human Motivation

2012 ◽  
pp. 42-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pelin Kesebir ◽  
Tom Pyszczynski
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Existential Anxiety ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Human Motivation ◽  
And Behavior

The capacity for self-reflection, which plays an important role in human self-regulation, also leads people to become aware of the limitations of their existence. Awareness of the conflict between one's desires (e.g., to live) and the limitations of existence (e.g., the inevitability of death) creates the potential for existential anxiety. In this chapter, we review how this anxiety affects human motivation and behavior in a variety of life domains. Terror management theory and research suggest that transcending death and protecting oneself against existential anxiety are potent needs. This protection is provided by an anxiety-buffering system, which imbues people with a sense of meaning and value that function to shield them against these concerns. We review evidence of how the buffering system protects against existential anxiety in four dimensions of existence: the physical, personal, social, and spiritual domains. Because self-awareness is a prerequisite for existential anxiety, escaping self-awareness can also be an effective way to obviate the problem of existence. After elaborating on how existential anxiety can motivate escape from self-awareness, we conclude the chapter with a discussion of remaining issues and directions for future research and theory development.

scholarly journals Leadership behavior and employee well-being: An integrated review and a future research agenda

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilke Inceoglu ◽  
Geoff Thomas ◽  
Chris Chu ◽  
David Plans ◽  
Alexandra Gerbasi
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Research Agenda

scholarly journals Upframing Service Design and Innovation for Research Impact

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Patrício ◽  
Anders Gustafsson ◽  
Raymond Fisk
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Service Design ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Service Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Societal Actors

Service design and innovation are receiving greater attention from the service research community because they play crucial roles in creating new forms of value cocreation with customers, organizations, and societal actors in general. Service innovation involves a new process or service offering that creates value for one or more actors in a service network. Service design brings new service ideas to life through a human-centered and holistic design thinking approach. However, service design and innovation build on dispersed multidisciplinary contributions that are still poorly understood. The special issue that follows offers important contributions through the examination of service design and innovation literature, the links between service design and innovation, the role of customers in service design and innovation, and service design and innovation for well-being. Building on these contributions, this article develops a future research agenda in three areas: (1) reinforcing and expanding the foundations of service design and innovation by integrating multiple perspectives and methods; (2) advancing service design and innovation by improving the connection between the two areas, deepening actor involvement, and leveraging the role of technology; and (3) upframing service design and innovation to strengthen research impact by innovating complex value networks and service ecosystems and by building a cornerstone for transformative service research.

scholarly journals Interpreting physical sensations to guide health-related behavior

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Fazekas ◽  
Dennis Linder ◽  
Franziska Matzer ◽  
Josef Jenewein ◽  
Barbara Hanfstingl
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Biofeedback Training ◽  
Functional Link ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Mind And Body ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Regulatory Capacity ◽  
Biopsychosocial Perspective

SummaryFrom a biopsychosocial perspective, maintaining health requires sufficient autoregulatory and self-regulatory capacity to both regulate somatic physiology and manage human-environment interactions. Increasing evidence from neuroscientific and psychological research suggests a functional link between so called interoceptive awareness and self-regulatory behavior. Self-regulation can, again, influence autoregulatory patterns as it is known from biofeedback training or meditation practices. In this review, we propose the psychosomatic competence model that provides a novel framework for the interrelation between interoceptive and self-regulatiory skills and health behavior. The term psychosomatic competence refers to a set of mind- and body-related abilities which foster an adequate interpretation of interoceptive signals to drive health-related behavior and physical well-being. Current related empirical findings and future directions of research on interoception and self-regulation are discussed.

scholarly journals A literature review of Happiness and Economics and guide to needed research

Competitio ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Wiese
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Empirical Estimate ◽  
Economic Literature ◽  
Individual Utility ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Leading Journals

Happiness and Economics as a new branch of behavioural economics has had a major impact on economic theory and economic policy: Several studies have been published in the last 20 years in leading journals. Furthermore, several governments have decided to collect data about the well-being of their citizens. The author claims that utility cannot only be measured by the choices individuals do: Reported happiness and life satisfaction data is also an acceptable empirical estimate for individual utility. Consequently, happiness research can bear new knowledge and important understanding of human welfare. Therefore, this paper gives an overview of the existing literature. Methods and approach of scholars is critically analysed and shortcomings are discussed. Thereafter, findings on major economic issues like growth, unemployment and inflation are presented. Besides, governmental policy and implications for society are debated. Lastly, future research possibilities are mentioned. Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) Classification: D60 D63 I31

scholarly journals Abusive supervision, occupational well-being and job performance: The critical role of attention–awareness mindfulness

2021 ◽  
pp. 031289622110377
Author(s):  
Dirk De Clercq ◽  
Sadia Jahanzeb ◽  
Tasneem Fatima
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Abusive Supervision ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Buffering Effect ◽  
Health Impairment ◽  
Health Related

Drawing from the job demands–resources (JD-R) model, this study sets out to investigate two complementary mechanisms that underpin the connection between employees’ exposure to abusive supervision and diminished job performance – one that is health-related (higher emotional exhaustion) and another that is motivation-related (lower work engagement). It also examines how this harmful process might be contained by employees’ mindfulness, particularly as manifest in its attention–awareness component. Data collected across three points in time among employees and supervisors in different organizations show that the motivation-based mechanism is more prominent than its health-impairment counterpart in connecting abusive supervision with lower job performance. The results also reveal a buffering effect of employees’ mindfulness on their responses to abusive supervision. JEL Classification: M50

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