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BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST

DR. ANNE HOLDING

BOOK CHAPTERS

Holding, A. C. & Koestner, R. (2023). The role of motivation in the lifecycle of personal goals. In R. M. Ryan (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Human Motivation (pp. 327-345). New York: Oxford University Press.

Holding, A.C. & Koesnter, R. (2022). A self-determination theory perspective on how to choose, use, and lose goals effectively. In J. Reeve (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Educational Psychology. (pp.). New York: Oxford University Press.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

MOTIVATION AND THE LIFECYCLE OF GOALS

Dubois, P., Levine, S., Audet, É., Holding, A.C., Avery, J. & Koestner, R. (In press). Collaborative autonomy and need satisfaction foster successful adaptation of university students with disabilities. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability.

Clegg, K.A., Levine, S., Zuroff, D., Holding, A.C., Shahar, G. & Koestner, R. (2023). A multilevel perspective on self-determination theory: Predictors and correlates of autonomous and controlled motivation. Motivation and Emotion, 47, 229-245.

Holding, A.C., Moore, A., Verner-Filion, J., Kachanoff, F., & Koestner, R. (2022). Choosing to lose it: the role of autonomous motivation in goal disengagement. Motivation and Emotion, 46, 769-789.

Rochette, S., Carbonneau, N., Holding, A.C., & Austin, S. (2022). Empirically distinguishing interpersonal styles within romantic relationships: What is helpful or harmful when having a goal for your romantic partner?. European Review of Applied Psychology.

Thomas, B., Clegg, K., Holding, A.C., & Koestner, R. (2022). From the good life to good living: A longitudinal study investigating the relationship between good-life coherence and motivation, goal progress and subjective well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23, 1887-1900.

Audet, É., Levine, S., Holding, A.C., Powers, T., & Koestner, R. (2022). Navigating the ups and downs of emerging adulthood: Peer and family autonomy support during personal goals and crises on identity
development. Self and Identity, 21, 456-473.

Holding, A.C., Moore, E., Moore, A., Verner-Filion, J., Ouellet-Morin, I., & Koestner, R. (2021). When goal pursuit gets hairy: A longitudinal goal study examining the role of controlled motivation and action crises in predicting changes in hair cortisol, perceived stress, health and depression symptoms. Clinical Psychological Science, 9, 1214-1221.

Koestner, R. & Holding, A.C. (2021). A generative legacy: SDT’s refined understanding of the central role of autonomy in human lives. Motivation Science, 7, 111-112.

Moore, A. M., Holding, A. C., Buchardt, L., & Koestner, R. (2021). On the efficacy of volitional personality change in young adulthood: Convergent evidence using a longitudinal personal goal paradigm. Motivation and Emotion, 45, 171-185.

Carbonneau, N., Holding, A.C., Lavigne, G., & Robitaille, J. (2021). Feel good, eat better: The role of self-compassion and body esteem in mothers’ healthy eating behaviours. Nutrients, 13, 3907.

Holding, A. C., Barlow, M., Wrosch, C., & Koestner, R. (2020). Why are we together? A dyadic longitudinal investigation of relationship motivation, goal progress and adjustment. Journal of Personality, 88, 464 – 477.

Holding, A.C., St-Jacques, A., Verner-Filion, J., Kachanoff, F., & Koestner, R. (2020). Sacrifice - but at what price? A longitudinal study of young adults’ sacrifice of basic psychological needs in pursuit of career goals. Motivation and Emotion, 44, 99-115.

Holding, A. C., Fortin, J., Carpentier, J., Hope., N., & Koestner, R. (2020). Letting go of gold: examining the role of autonomy in elite athletes’ disengagement from their athletic careers and well-being in retirement. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 14, 88-108.

Moore, E., Holding, A.C., Moore, A., Levine, S., Powers, T., Zuroff, D., Koestner, R (2020). Perfectionism, Goal-Related Autonomy, Failed Goal Pursuits and Depressive Symptoms: A Self-Determination Theory Analysis. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68, 88-97.

Holding, A. C., Hope, N., Verner-Filion, J., & Koestner, R. (2019). In good time: A longitudinal investigation of trait self-control in determining changes in motivation quality. Personality and Individual Differences, 139, 132-137.

Hope, N. H., Holding, A. C., Verner-Filion, J., Sheldon, K. M., & Koestner, R. (2019). The path from intrinsic aspirations to subjective well-being is mediated by changes in basic psychological need satisfaction and autonomous motivation: A large prospective test. Motivation and Emotion, 43, 232-241.

Holding, A. C., Hope, N.H., Harvey, B. Marion-Jetten, S. & Koestner, R. (2017). Stuck in Limbo: Motivational antecedents and consequences of experiencing action crises in personal goal pursuit. Journal of Personality, 85, 893–905.

Hope, N. H., Milyavskaya, M., Holding, A. C., & Koestner, R. (2016). The humble path to progress: Goal specific aspirational content predicts goal progress and goal vitality. Personality and Individual Differences, 90, 99-107.

Hope, N. H., Milyavskaya, M., Holding, A. C., & Koestner, R. (2013). Self-Growth in the college years: Increased importance of intrinsic values predicts resolution of identity and intimacy stages. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5, 705–712.

MOTIVATION AND PASSION

Paquette, V., Holding A.C., Cimon-Paquet, C., Giroux, A., Gosselin Boucher, V. & Vallerand, R. (2023). Pursuing, developing, and letting go of a passionate activity when facing adversity during a pandemic: Associations with well-being and ill-being. Personality and Individual Differences, 209, 112217.

Holding, A.C., Verner-Filion, J., Lalande, D., Schellenberg, B., & Vallerand, R. (2021). The roles of need satisfaction and passion in symptoms of behavioral addiction: The case of video gaming and gambling. Motivation Science, 7, 345-355.

Verner-Filion, J., Schellenberg, B. J., Holding, A. C., & Koestner, R. (2020). Passion and grit in the pursuit of long-term personal goals in college students. Learning and Individual Differences, 83-84, 101939.

MOTIVATION AND DEPRESSION

Avery, J., LeBoeuf, J., Holding, A. C., Moore, A., Levine, S. & Koestner, R. (2023). Rewriting the script: How Covid-19 affected the relation between intrinsic aspirations and depressive symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences, 200, 111869.

Leduc-Cummings, I., Milyavskaya, M., Holding, A. C., Koestner, R., Drapeau, M. (2023). All goals are equal: No interactions between depressive symptoms and goal characteristics on goal progress. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 41, 541-577.

Powers, T., Levine, S., Moore, E., Holding, A.C., Zuroff, D., & Koestner, R. (2023). Autonomy support buffers the impact of self-criticism on depression. Personality and Individual Differences, 200, 111876.

Levine, S., Brabander, K., Moore, A., Holding, A.C., & Koestner, R. (2022). Unhappy or unsatisfied: Distinguishing the role of negative affect and need frustration in depressive symptoms over the academic year and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Motivation and Emotion, 46, 126-136.

Levine, S., Cherrier, S., Holding, A. C., & Koestner, R. (2022). For the love of reading: Recreational reading is beneficial for mental health and autonomous motivation is the key. Journal of American College Health, 70, 158-164.

Holding, A.C., Moore, E., Moore, A., Verner-Filion, J., Ouellet-Morin, I., & Koestner, R. (2021). When goal pursuit gets hairy: A longitudinal goal study examining the role of controlled motivation and action crises in predicting changes in hair cortisol, perceived stress, health and depression symptoms. Clinical Psychological Science, 9, 1214-1221.

Moore, E., Holding, A.C., Moore, A., Levine, S., Powers, T., Zuroff, D., Koestner, R (2020). Perfectionism, Goal-Related Autonomy, Failed Goal Pursuits and Depressive Symptoms: A Self-Determination Theory Analysis. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68, 88-97.

Powers, T. A., Gorin, A. A., Hope, N., Holding, A. C., Chua, S., & Koestner, R. (2015). Effects of neuroticism on goal support, goal progress, and depressive symptoms. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 34, 674-691.

MOTIVATION AND PERSONALITY

Moore, A., Holding, A.C., Levine, S., Powers, T., Koestner, R. (2022). Agreeableness and conscientiousness promote successful adaptation to the Covid-19 pandemic through effective internalization of public health guidelines. Motivation and Emotion, 46, 476-485.

Levine, S. L., Milyavskaya, M., Powers, T. A., Holding, A. C., & Koestner, R. (2021). Autonomous motivation and support flourishes for individuals higher in collaborative personality factors: agreeableness, assisted autonomy striving and secure attachment. Journal of Personality, 89, 899-914.

Moore, A. M., Holding, A. C., Buchardt, L., & Koestner, R. (2021). On the efficacy of volitional personality change in young adulthood: Convergent evidence using a longitudinal personal goal paradigm. Motivation and Emotion, 45, 171-185.

Moore, A., Holding, A.C., Verner-Filion, J., Harvey, B., & Koestner, R. (2020). A longitudinal investigation of trait-goal concordance on goal progress: The mediating role of autonomous goal motivation. Journal of Personality, 88, 530 – 543.

Smyth, A. P., Werner, K. M., Milyavskaya, M., Holding, A.C., & Koestner, R. (2020). Do mindful people set better goals? Investigating the relation between trait mindfulness, self-concordance, and goal progress. Journal of Research in Personality, 88, 104-115.

Holding, A. C., Hope, N., Verner-Filion, J., & Koestner, R. (2019). In good time: A longitudinal investigation of trait self-control in determining changes in motivation quality. Personality and Individual Differences, 139, 132-137.

Moore, E., Holding, A. C., Hope, N. H., Harvey, B., Powers, T. A., Zuroff, D., & Koestner, R. (2017). Perfectionism and the pursuit of personal goals: A self-determination theory analysis. Motivation and Emotion, 42, 37-49.

Hope, N., Koestner, R., Holding, A.C. & Harvey, B. (2016). Keeping up with the Joneses: Friends’ perfectionism and students’ orientation toward extrinsic aspirations. Journal of Personality, 84, 702-715.

MOTIVATION AND SUPPORT

Levine, S., Holding, A.C., Milvayskaya, M., Powers, T. & Koestner, R. (2021). Collaborative autonomy: The dynamic relations between personal goal autonomy and perceived autonomy support in emerging adulthood results in positive affect and goal progress. Motivation Science, 7, 145-152.

Audet, É., Levine, S., Holding, A.C., Powers, T., & Koestner, R. (2021). A remarkable alliance: Sibling autonomy support and goal progress in emerging adulthood. Journal of Family Relations, 70, 1571–1582.

Koestner, R., Powers, T. A., Holding, A.C., Hope, N., & Milyavskaya, M. (2020). The relation of parental support of emerging adults’ goals to well-being over time: The mediating roles of goal progress and autonomy need satisfaction. Motivation Science, 6, 374-385.

MOTIVATION AND COMMUNITY

Umenwofor-Nweze, N., Davids, J., Fang, X., Holding, A.C., & Koestner, R. (In press). The impact of language on the mental health of Black Quebecers. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.

Lafreniere, B, Audet, É., Kachanoff, F., Christophe, K., Holding, A.C., Janusauskas, L., & Koestner, R. (In press). Gender differences in perceived racism threat and activism during the BLM social justice movement for Black young adults. Journal of Community Psychology.

Audet, É., Thai, H., Holding, A.C., Davids, J., Fang, X., & Koestner, R. (2022). The depth of stories: How Black young adults’ affect disclosure in narratives about the COVID-19 pandemic and the BLM protests improved adjustment over the year 2020. Journal of Community Psychology, 51, 1504-1517.

Audet, É., LeBoeuf, J., Holding, A. C., Davids, J., Fang, X., & Koestner, R. (2022). Better together: Family and peer support for Black young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement. Trends in Psychology, 30, 688-705.

Shapiro, G. K., Holding, A. C., Perez, S., Amsel, R., & Rosberger, Z. (2016). Validation of the vaccine conspiracy beliefs scale. Papillomavirus Research, 2, 167-172.

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