Multi-cultural Differences in Hope and Goal-Achievement

Abstract

Goal attainment plays a crucial role in everyday living and forms an integral part of what it means to be human. The concept of goals also figures widely in various positive psychology theories and approaches. In this chapter a particular view of goals is discussed which can be loosely termed as a cognitive approach to the role that goals play in human functioning. In the sections that follow in this chapter, the relationship between hope and goals are examined, and the theories of goal setting and achievement goal orientation are discussed. The relationship between goals and academic performance in a multicultural setting is examined. The empirical and statistical revision of constructs of the Goal Achievement Questionnaire (GAQ) is reported and evaluated against the brief conceptual analysis of goal theory. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)