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On the Existential Road From Regret to Heroism: Searching for Meaning in Life
We investigated whether regret predicted the motivation to act heroically. In a series of studies, we examined the relationship between regret, search for meaning in life, and heroism motivation. First, Study 1 (a and b) investigated the association between regret and search for meaning in life, con...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6286989/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30559695 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02375 |
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author | Igou, Eric R. van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P. Kinsella, Elaine L. Buckley, Laura K. |
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description | We investigated whether regret predicted the motivation to act heroically. In a series of studies, we examined the relationship between regret, search for meaning in life, and heroism motivation. First, Study 1 (a and b) investigated the association between regret and search for meaning in life, considering regret as a whole, action regret, and inaction regret. As expected, regret correlated positively with search for meaning in life. In two additional studies (Study 2 and 3), we examined whether regret predicted heroism motivation and whether this effect was mediated through search for meaning in life. Study 2 confirmed this hypothesis for individual differences in regret, using a correlational design. Study 3 confirmed the hypothesis for temporary experiences of regret, using an experimental design. In addition, in Study 3 we found that heroism motivation was stronger for people with high self-enhancement needs than for those with lower self-enhancement needs. We discuss the relationship between regret and heroism in light of these results and explore their implications. |
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spelling | pubmed-62869892018-12-17 On the Existential Road From Regret to Heroism: Searching for Meaning in Life Igou, Eric R. van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P. Kinsella, Elaine L. Buckley, Laura K. Front Psychol Psychology We investigated whether regret predicted the motivation to act heroically. In a series of studies, we examined the relationship between regret, search for meaning in life, and heroism motivation. First, Study 1 (a and b) investigated the association between regret and search for meaning in life, considering regret as a whole, action regret, and inaction regret. As expected, regret correlated positively with search for meaning in life. In two additional studies (Study 2 and 3), we examined whether regret predicted heroism motivation and whether this effect was mediated through search for meaning in life. Study 2 confirmed this hypothesis for individual differences in regret, using a correlational design. Study 3 confirmed the hypothesis for temporary experiences of regret, using an experimental design. In addition, in Study 3 we found that heroism motivation was stronger for people with high self-enhancement needs than for those with lower self-enhancement needs. We discuss the relationship between regret and heroism in light of these results and explore their implications. Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6286989/ /pubmed/30559695 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02375 Text en Copyright © 2018 Igou, van Tilburg, Kinsella and Buckley. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Igou, Eric R. van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P. Kinsella, Elaine L. Buckley, Laura K. On the Existential Road From Regret to Heroism: Searching for Meaning in Life |
title | On the Existential Road From Regret to Heroism: Searching for Meaning in Life |
title_full | On the Existential Road From Regret to Heroism: Searching for Meaning in Life |
title_fullStr | On the Existential Road From Regret to Heroism: Searching for Meaning in Life |
title_full_unstemmed | On the Existential Road From Regret to Heroism: Searching for Meaning in Life |
title_short | On the Existential Road From Regret to Heroism: Searching for Meaning in Life |
title_sort | on the existential road from regret to heroism: searching for meaning in life |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6286989/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30559695 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02375 |
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