Does monitoring goal progress promote goal attainment? A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence.

Abstract:

:Control theory and other frameworks for understanding self-regulation suggest that monitoring goal progress is a crucial process that intervenes between setting and attaining a goal, and helps to ensure that goals are translated into action. However, the impact of progress monitoring interventions on rates of behavioral performance and goal attainment has yet to be quantified. A systematic literature search identified 138 studies (N = 19,951) that randomly allocated participants to an intervention designed to promote monitoring of goal progress versus a control condition. All studies reported the effects of the treatment on (a) the frequency of progress monitoring and (b) subsequent goal attainment. A random effects model revealed that, on average, interventions were successful at increasing the frequency of monitoring goal progress (d+ = 1.98, 95% CI [1.71, 2.24]) and promoted goal attainment (d+ = 0.40, 95% CI [0.32, 0.48]). Furthermore, changes in the frequency of progress monitoring mediated the effect of the interventions on goal attainment. Moderation tests revealed that progress monitoring had larger effects on goal attainment when the outcomes were reported or made public, and when the information was physically recorded. Taken together, the findings suggest that monitoring goal progress is an effective self-regulation strategy, and that interventions that increase the frequency of progress monitoring are likely to promote behavior change.

journal_name

Psychol Bull

journal_title

Psychological bulletin

authors

Harkin B,Webb TL,Chang BP,Prestwich A,Conner M,Kellar I,Benn Y,Sheeran P

doi

10.1037/bul0000025

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-02-01 00:00:00

pages

198-229

issue

2

eissn

0033-2909

issn

1939-1455

pii

2015-47216-001

journal_volume

142

pub_type

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