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Articles by Yael Ecker
How Goal Psychology Helps Explain American Politics Today
During my years as a Ph.D. student, I found myself for the first time in a familiar routine. For four years, my life settled into a predictable rhythm—weekly meetings with my supervisor, seminars to attend, research projects to juggle, students to teach. Even my personal life found its groove: Sunday apartment cleaning, Tuesday meal prep, Thursday laundry cycles. It was steady, purposeful work—not exciting, not stressful, just the consistent effort required to maintain my standing.
The General Maintenance Orientation Scale : Interindividual Differences in Nurturing What We Have
This article reports the development and validation of a scale to measure global life satisfaction, the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). Among the various components of subjective well-being, the SWLS is narrowly focused to assess global life satisfaction and does not tap related constructs such as positive affect or loneliness. The SWLS is shown to have favorable psychometric properties, including high internal consistency and high temporal reliability.
The unseen pillar of behavior: A review of maintenance goals
1 INTRODUCTION Maintenance goals, which focus on caring for existing states, provide a fascinating look into the endurant and sustainable aspects of human intentionality. A substantial body of literature has focused on goals aimed at approaching greater rewards or avoiding punishment (Elliot & Church, 1997; Elliot & Covington, 2001), yet the subtler and equally crucial aspect of maintenance has only recently started to garner attention (Ecker & Gilead, 2018).
From social traditions to personalized routines: Maintenance goals as a resilience factor
1 INTRODUCTION In recent years, the global landscape has been characterized by an unprecedented cascade of challenges. From the pervasive impact of health crises to the intensifying strains of social and political unrest, individuals and communities worldwide have navigated a labyrinth of stressors that test the bounds of human adaptability. In the face of these relentless pressures, the concept of psychological resilience has emerged as a critical lifeline.
"The Role of Social Cues and Trust in Users’ Private Information Disclo" by Lior Zalmanson, Gal Oestreicher-Singer et al.
Abstract Across different domains, websites are incorporating social media features, rendering themselves interactive and community-oriented. This study suggests that these “friendly” websites may indirectly encourage users to disclose private information. To investigate this possibility, we carried out online experiments utilizing a YouTube-like video-browsing platform.
Disaster is here, but the lawn looks good: Why we fail to act on the things that matter most
Disaster is here, but the lawn looks good: Why we fail to act on the things that matter most written by Yael Ecker Why you can’t stop climate change like you stop a pandemic, and what that has to do with mowing the lawn. Photo from Pexels We are in crisis, yet our day-to-day routines persist. While I was walking my dog the other day, I couldn’t help but notice how well-kept all the front yards looked. The lawns were mowed and the bushes were trimmed.
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