Abstract: Research on approach versus avoidance goal adoption has examined the impact of situational characteristics such as social and personal resources (Schnelle Brandstatter & Knopfel, 2010). The present study investigated the impact of specific goal-relevant social resources (social support and social competence) on approach versus avoidance goal adoption. Participants read a vignette about a college student with high or low levels of either social support or social competence. They then completed a questionnaire in which they indicated the social and achievement goals they believed the student would adopt. As predicted, participants believed that the student would adopt more approach goals (and fewer avoidance goals) when she had high levels of social support or social competence compared to when she had low levels of these resources. This was true for both social and achievement goals. These findings provide further evidence that goal adoption is shaped by the presence of specific social resources.