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Handbook of motivation science

Published 1 January 2008
James Y. Shah, Wendi L. Gardner
Citations1,403

Abstract

Part I: A Historical Perspective. Fiske, Core Social Motivations: Views from the Couch, Consciousness, Classroom, Computers, and Collectives. Part II:Forms and Systems of Motivation. Different Forms of Motivation. Leary, Cox, Belongingness Motivation: The Mainspring of Social Action. Thompson, Schlehofer, The Many Sides of Control Motivation: Motives for High, Low, and Illusory Control. Taylor, Sherman, Self-Enhancement and Self-Affirmation: The Consequences of Positive Self-Thoughts for Motivation and Health. E. Harmon-Jones, C. Harmon-Jones, Cognitive Dissonance Theory: An Update with a Focus on the Action-Based Model. Kruglanski, Chun, Motivated Closed-Mindedness and Its Social Consequences. Senko, Durik, Harackiewicz, Historical Perspectives and New Directions in Achievement Goal Theory: Understanding the Effects of Mastery and Performance - Approach Goals. Greenberg, Solomon, Arndt, A Basic but Uniquely Human Motivation: Terror Management. Batson, Ahmad, Powell, Stocks, Prosocial Motivation. Ferguson, Hassin, Bargh, Implicit Motivation: Past, Present, and Future. Motivational Systems. Molden, Lee, Higgins, Motivations for Promotion and Prevention. Berntson, Cacioppo, The Neuroevolution of Motivation. Mikulincer, Shaver, Contributions of Attachment Theory and Research to Motivation Science. Shah, Kruglanski, Structural Dynamics: The Challenge of Change and Goal Systems. Part III: Motivational Processes and Differences. Motivational Processes and Goal Pursuits. Elliot, Fryer, The Goal Construct in Psychology. Lockwood, Pinkus, The Impact of Social Comparisons on Motivation. Aarts, Dijksterhuis, Dik, Goal Contagion: Inferring Goals from Others' Actions - and What It Leads to. Fishbach, Trope, Implicit and Explicit Counteractive Self-Control. Koole, Kuhl, Dealing with Unwanted Feelings: The Role of Affect Regulation in Volitional Action Control. Carver, Scheier, Feedback Processes in the Simultaneous Regulation of Action and Affect. Gollwitzer, Parks-Stamm, Jaudas, Sheeran, Flexible Tenacity in Goal Pursuit. Chartrand, Dalton, Cheng, The Antecedents and Consequences of Nonconscious Goal Pursuit. Higgins, Regulatory Fit. Vohs, Baumeister, Can Satisfaction Reinforce Wanting?: A New Theory about Long-Term Changes in Strength of Motivation. Motivational Differences. Pomerantz, Shim, The Role of Goal Investment in Self-Regulation: Benefits and Costs. Dweck, Grant, Self-Theories, Goals, and Meaning. Morling, Kitayama, Culture and Motivation. Diekman, Eagly, Of Men, Women, and Motivation: A Role Congruity Account. Linnenbrink-Garcia, Fredricks, Developmental Perspectives on Achievement Motivation: Personal and Contextual Influences. Sheldon, The Interface of Motivation Science and Personology: Self-Concordance, Quality Motivation, and Multilevel Personality Integration. Part IV: Applications of Motivational Research. Well-Being and Optimal Functioning. Blascovich, Challenge, Threat, and Health. Rothman, Hertel, Baldwin, Bartels, Understanding the Determinants of Health Behavior Change: Integrating Theory and Practice. Twenge, Social Exclusion, Motivation, and Self-Defeating Behavior: Why Breakups Lead to Drunkenness and Ice Cream. King, Personal Goals and Life Dreams: Positive Psychology and Motivation in Daily Life. Intergroup and Interpersonal Relations. Murray, When Self-Protection Hurts: Satisfying Connectedness Motivations in Close Relationships. Finkel, Rusbult, Prorelationship Motivation: An Interdependence Theory Analysis of Situations with Conflicting Interests. Gable, Strachman, Approaching Social Rewards and Avoiding Social Punishments: Appetitive and Aversive Social Motivation. Stroessner, Scholer, Making Things Better and Worse: Multiple Motives in Stereotyping and Prejudice. Pietrzak, Liviatan, Mandisodza, Napier, System Justification as Conscious and Nonconscious Goal Pursuit.

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