Studies Conducted by Sheldon and His Colleagues Evaluated Whether Goal

Studies conducted by Sheldon and his colleagues evaluated whether goal content or goal motive was more important in the relationship between strong financial aspirations and lower well-being. These studies showed that

A) goal content was more important.
B) goal motive was more important.
C) goal content and goal motive each made independent contributions to well-being.
D) the effects of goal content and goal motive were dependent on other factors such as personality, values and self-esteem.