Non-paywalled links (incidentally, Google Scholar is very good about digging up free PDFs, often uploaded by the authors themselves): >More than two decades ag

Non-paywalled links (incidentally, Google Scholar is very good about digging up free PDFs, often uploaded by the authors themselves): >More than two decades ago, I conducted a study in which I presented women enrolled in a weight-reduction program with several short, open-ended scenarios about future events — and asked them to imagine how they would fare in each one. Oettingen, G. (1991). Expectation, Fantasy, and Weight Loss: Is the Impact of Positive Thinking Always Positive?. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 15(2). http://www.psych.nyu.edu/oettingen/OETTINGEN1991WEIGHT.PDF http://www.psych.nyu.edu/oettingen/OETTINGEN1991WEIGHT.PDF >In a 2011 study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, we asked two groups of college students to write about what lay in store for the coming week. Kappes, H. B., & Oettingen, G. (2011). Positive fantasies about idealized futures sap energy. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47(4), 719-729. http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/46284/1/__libfile_REPOSITORY_Content_Kappes,%20H_Positive%20fantasies%20about%20idealized%20futures%20sap%20energy_Positive%20fantasies%20about%20idealized%20futures%20sap%20energy%20(LSE%20RO).pdf http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/46284/1/__libfile_REPOSITORY_Conten... >In a recent study on healthy eating and exercise. we divided participants into two groups. Stadler, G., Oettingen, G., & Gollwitzer, P. M. (2010). Intervention effects of information and self-regulation on eating fruits and vegetables over two years. Health Psychology, 29(3), 274. http://www.psych.nyu.edu/oettingen/Stadler,%20G.,%20Oettingen,%20G.,%20%26%20Gollwitzer,%20P.%20M.%20(2010).%20Health%20Psychology.pdf http://www.psych.nyu.edu/oettingen/Stadler,%20G.,%20Oettinge... Stadler, G., Oettingen, G., & Gollwitzer, P. M. (2009). Physical activity in women: Effects of a self-regulation intervention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36(1), 29-34. http://www.psych.nyu.edu/oettingen/Stadler,%20G.,%20Oettingen,%20G.%20%26%20Gollwitzer,%20P.%20(2009).%20Physical%20activity%20in%20women.pdf http://www.psych.nyu.edu/oettingen/Stadler,%20G.,%20Oettinge...