Study 6: Childhood Overindulgence and Life Goals

Background Information: All information is kept confidential. Individual data will never be used. Individual information will not be shared with any individual or outside group. The researchers will combine and sum background information to describe the sample population, and for the purpose of analysis.

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When you were growing up, compared to other families, did your parents have: (Check One)

a whole lot more money
more money
about the same amount of money
less money
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What is your current annual income?: (Check One)

Under $20,000
$20,000-$29,999
$30,000-$39,999
$40,000-$49,999
$50,000-$59,999
$60,000-$69,999
$70,000-$79,999
$80,000-$89,999
$90,000-$99,999
Above $100,000

State/Country: Please list your state if you live in the United States. List your country if you live outside of the United States. (e.g., Minnesota, if you live in the United States) or (e.g., Spain, if you live outside of the United States in the country of Spain):

This is not a test, there are no wrong or right answers.
Answer each item as carefully and as accurately as you can.
Everyone has long-term Goals or Aspirations.
These are the things that individuals hope to accomplish over the course of their lives.
In this section, you will find a number of life goals, presented one at a time, and we ask you three questions about each goal.
How important is this goal to you?
How likely is it that you will attain this goal in your future?
How much have you already achieved this goal thus far?

Life-goal: To be financially successful.

Not at al

Life-goal: To be a very wealthy person.	Not at all Moderately Very
1. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To grow and learn new things.	Not at all Moderately Very
4. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have my name known to many people.	Not at all Moderately Very
7. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
9. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have good friends that I can count on.	Not at all Moderately Very
10. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
11. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
12. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To successfully hide the signs of aging.	Not at all Moderately Very
13. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
14. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
15. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To work for the betterment of society.	Not at all Moderately Very
16. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
17. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
18. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To be physically healthy.	Not at all Moderately Very
19. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
20. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
21. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have many expensive possessions.	Not at all Moderately Very
22. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
23. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
24. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: At the end of my life, to look back on my life as meaningful and complete.	Not at all Moderately Very
25. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
26. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
27. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To be admired by many people.	Not at all Moderately Very
28. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
29. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
30. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To share my life with somebody I love.	Not at all Moderately Very
31. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
32. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
33. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have people comment often about how attractive I look.	Not at all Moderately Very
34. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
35. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
36. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To assist people who need it, asking nothing in return.	Not at all Moderately Very
37. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
38. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
39. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To feel good about my level of physical fitness.	Not at all Moderately Very
40. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
41. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
42. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7