Zita Mayer

LIFE Fellow from 2018 to 2023, University of Zurich

Dr. phil.

Dissertation completed in May 2023

Take a Break from Your Goals? A Lifespan Developmental Perspective on Goal Shelving

(Advisor: Alexandra M. Freund)

Selected Publications

Mayer, Z., & Freund, A. M. (2022). Better off without? Benefits and costs of resolving goal conflict through goal shelving and goal disengagement. Motivation and Emotion, 46(6), 790-805. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-022-09966-x

Mayer, Z., & Freund, A. M. (2021). Self-control from a multiple goal perspective of mixed reward options. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 44, Article E48. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X20000916