Huang, Brucks, Song and Campbell (2024), Study 4

The authors studied the effect of mindsets on long-term goals for a weight loss study. Participants were randomly assigned to one mindset, and were asked to write a motivational statement for a website; the response variable is the number of words written, and the authenticity score measures the participants attitude based on a four-question item using Likert scales . The study considered two contrasts and a mediation analysis for these.

Usage

HBSC24_S4

Format

A data frame with 262 rows and 3 variables:

authenticity

[double] mean score for authenticity questions

words

[integer] advocacy word count

cond

[factor] experimental condition, either old for distancing, new for acquiring, or change for transformation

Source

Research Box 2945, https://researchbox.org/2945, licensed under CC BY 4.0

References

Huang, S.-C., Brucks, M. S., Song, J., & Campbell, M. C. (2024). Beyond achievement: Transformation mindset enhances authenticity after goal success. Motivation Science, 10(3), 171–181. doi:10.1037/mot0000340