Life projects, motivational and volitional features, and field of possibilities: A theoretical model

V. Coscioni; M.A.P Teixeira; L. Cassarino-Perez; M.P. Paixao

doi:10.1080/15298868.2023.2174177

Life projects, motivational and volitional features, and field of possibilities: A theoretical model

V. Coscioni^*
, M.A.P Teixeira
, L. Cassarino-Perez
, M.P. Paixao

^*Corresponding author for this work

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana
University of Coimbra

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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to outline a model on the associations between life project (LP), motivational and volitional features, and the field of possibilities. It consists of a qualitative study carried out via interviews with 26 Brazilian citizens and the interviews were assessed through thematic analysis. From an ideographic perspective, the findings suggest social inequalities and strong value of the family drove self-regulation and motives for autonomy and relatedness. In turn, such motives influenced the construction and implementation of LPs. From a nomothetic perspective, a theoretical model was created to stress the impact of the field of possibilities on LPs with the mediation of motivational and volitional features. Future studies still need to test the model from a confirmatory perspective.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	783-808
Number of pages	26
Journal	Self and Identity
Volume	22
Issue number	5
Early online date	Feb 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2023.2174177
Publication status	Published - 4 Jul 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
The work was supported by the CAPES [88882.346414/2010-01,88887.363292/2019-00]. We would like to thank Roberta Franciele da Silva for the interviews’ transcriptions.

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© 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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Life projects
field of possibilities
motivation
theoretical model
volition

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