From Intentions to Behavior: Implementation Intention, Commitment, and Conscientiousness1

Icek Ajzen · Cornelia Czasch

361 citations0/0 files storedJournal of Applied Social Psychology

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Behavioral Health and Interventions Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation

Abstract

Implementation intentions are said to transfer control over goal‐directed behavior to situational cues, thereby automating initiation of the behavior ( Gollwitzer, 1999 ). Alternatively, implementation intentions may be effective because they create commitment to the intended behavior. In an empirical study, implementation intentions regarding a simple task (rating TV newscasts) varied in their specificity. In addition, explicit commitment to the task was manipulated, and chronic conscientiousness was assessed. Consistent with the commitment hypothesis, general and specific implementation intentions were equally effective in raising level of task performance, and they were no more effective than asking for an explicit commitment to carry out the task. Also, individuals high in conscientiousness were more likely than individuals low on this trait to enact their intentions.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 361 citations exist upstream.

References

1991The theory of planned behavior 2001Efficacy of the Theory of Planned Behaviour: A meta‐analytic review 1977Attitude-behavior relations: A theoretical analysis and review of empirical research.1988Attitudes, Personality and Behavior 1999Implementation intentions: Strong effects of simple plans.1991Measurement and Control of Response Bias 2002Intention—Behavior Relations: A Conceptual and Empirical Review 2006Implementation Intentions and Goal Achievement: A Meta‐analysis of Effects and Processes

Cited by

2011The occupational commitment and intention to quit of practicing and pre-service teachers: Influence of self-efficacy, job stress, and teaching context 2008Mechanisms of implementation intention effects: The role of goal intentions, self‐efficacy, and accessibility of plan components 2020The entrepreneurial process: The link between intentions and behavior 2017Antecedents of memorable tourism experience related to behavioral intentions 2013Action and Action-Regulation in Entrepreneurship: Evaluating a Student Training for Promoting Entrepreneurship

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.