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    The Role of Self-Efficacy and Possible Selves as Related to Personal Goals in an Employee Wellness Program

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    Brady, Allison
    Abstract
    The aim of the present study was to explore the role of self-efficacy and possible selves in relation to the attainment of personal goals for participants of an employee wellness program. Also investigated was whether any significant patterns, characteristics, or differences existed between participants who completed the program and those who did not. The results suggest that when a desirable or hoped for possible self is enacted, self-efficacy for goal achievement increases, whereas that same trend is not apparent for self-efficacy beliefs related to undesirable exercise behaviors to be avoided. The most frequently reported goals regarding hoped for possible selves included becoming an exerciser, learning how to exercise, and increasing the frequency of exercise. The most frequently reported goals regarding undesirable behavior(s) the participant wanted to avoid included becoming lazy, thinking negatively, and being unmotivated. No significant trends or patterns were found among participants who completed the wellness program and those who dropped out prematurely.  
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3528
    Subject
     Psychology; Exercise; Goals; Possible selves; Wellness 
    Date
    2011
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    Brady, Allison. (January 2011). The Role of Self-Efficacy and Possible Selves as Related to Personal Goals in an Employee Wellness Program (Master's Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship. (http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3528.)

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    Brady, Allison. The Role of Self-Efficacy and Possible Selves as Related to Personal Goals in an Employee Wellness Program. Master's Thesis. East Carolina University, January 2011. The Scholarship. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3528. August 10, 2022.
    Chicago:
    Brady, Allison, “The Role of Self-Efficacy and Possible Selves as Related to Personal Goals in an Employee Wellness Program” (Master's Thesis., East Carolina University, January 2011).
    AMA:
    Brady, Allison. The Role of Self-Efficacy and Possible Selves as Related to Personal Goals in an Employee Wellness Program [Master's Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University; January 2011.
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    East Carolina University

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