Transactive Goal Dynamics

Transactive goal dynamics (TGD) theory conceptualizes 2 or more interdependent people as 1 single self-regulating system. Six tenets describe the nature of goal interdependence, predict its emergence, predict when it will lead to positive goal outcomes during and after the relationship, and predict...

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Published in:Psychological review 2015-10, Vol.122 (4), p.648-673
Main Authors: Fitzsimons, Gráinne M, Finkel, Eli J, vanDellen, Michelle R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Goal Orientation
Goals
Group Dynamics
Human
Humans
Interdependence
Interpersonal Relations
Objectives
Psychological Theory
Psychology
Self control
Self-Regulation
Teams
Theories
Theory
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Summary:Transactive goal dynamics (TGD) theory conceptualizes 2 or more interdependent people as 1 single self-regulating system. Six tenets describe the nature of goal interdependence, predict its emergence, predict when it will lead to positive goal outcomes during and after the relationship, and predict the consequences for the relationship. Both partners in a TGD system possess and pursue self-oriented, partner-oriented, and system-oriented goals, and all of these goals and pursuits are interdependent. TGD theory states that relationship partners' goals, pursuit, and outcomes affect each other in a dense network of goal interdependence, ultimately becoming so tightly linked that the 2 partners are most accurately conceptualized as components within a single self-regulating system.
ISSN:0033-295X
1939-1471
DOI:10.1037/a0039654