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The Theory Of Self Regulation Theory

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Self-regulation theory can be applied to my Learning goal: to deepen my understanding of the 5-factor model and the way in which it relates to other theories of personality. Self-regulation theory can also encompass my Performance goal: to be at least one week ahead with my readings and notes throughout the semester. Goals can be placed on a continuum to indicate the extent to which they are compatible or conflicting (Carver & Scheier, 2014). My learning and performance goals are relatively compatible with each other as remaining ahead of readings each week will provide the time needed to deeply understand the theories and concepts of the 5-factor model. However, goals external to studying such as social goals may conflict with my academic goals for this unit; conflicting goals can result in feeling drained and distressed (Carver & Scheier, 2014). I do fencing for a sport, which may both be conflicting and compatible; it takes time away from study due to training but it also clears my head and relaxes me which can facilitate study. Although it would be ideal to attempt to balance all goals, partial disengagement may be necessary if there is too great interference. That is, goals deemed to be less of a priority such as social or sporting goals may need to be scaled back to be less demanding. As displayed in table 1, I scored considerably higher on conscientiousness as compared to the mean scores the community based sample found by Murray et al. (2009). Findings suggest,

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