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Goal engagement and goal attainment in adolescents with and without visual impairment

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Pfeiffer, Jens P.
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Pinquart, Martin
Journal of Adolescence
Journal · Vol. 35 · Issue 4 · pp. 909-916
Abstract

The present longitudinal study analyzed the effects of domain-specific goal engagement on the attainment of four developmental goals in 133 adolescents with visual impairment and in 449 sighted peers. Goal engagement predicted stronger progress in goal attainment with regard to getting access to a peer group, career choice and development of romantic relationships at the 1-year-follow-up. However, goal engagement at T<inf>1</inf> did not predict progress in the achievement of autonomy from ones' parents. Furthermore, we found an interaction effect between vision status and goal engagement on progress in career choice. Higher initial levels of goal engagement predicted stronger progress in goal attainment of sighted adolescents. No such effect was found in adolescents with visual impairment. It is concluded that effects of goal engagement vary by goal contents and contexts. © 2011 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.

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Adolescence Goal engagement developmental tasks Control striving Goal attainment Visual impairment

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female human male Humans adolescent Article young adult Career choice longitudinal study Longitudinal Studies disability major clinical study task performance Goals personal autonomy peer group follow up visual impairment child Goal engagement prediction chronic disease achievement Case-Control Studies Interpersonal Relations goal attainment adolescent disease Adolescent Psychology Vision Disorders
Author Affiliations
Department of Psychology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Hessen, Germany
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