Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction
1. Motivation and the organization of human behavior: Three reasons for the reemergence of a field
Richard M. Ryan

General Theories of Human Motivation

2. Social Cognitive Theory and Motivation
Dale H. Schunk and Ellen L. Usher

3. Cybernetic Control Processes and the Self-Regulation of Behavior
Charles S. Carver and Michael F. Scheier

4. The Role of Death in Life: Existential Aspects of Human Motivation
Pelin Kesebir and Thomas Pyszczynski

5. Too Much of a Good Thing? Trade-offs in Promotion and Prevention Focus
Abigail A. Scholer and E. Tory Higgins

6. Motivation, Personality, and Development within Embedded Social Contexts:
An Overview of Self-Determination Theory
Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan

Motivational Processes

7. Ego-Depletion: Theory and Evidence
Mark Muraven

8. Flow
Susan A. Jackson

9. Implicit-Explicit Motivation Congruence
Todd M. Thrash, Laura A. Maruskin, Chris C. Martin
10. Curiosity and Motivation
Paul J. Silvia

11. Interest and Its Development
K. Ann Renninger and Stephanie Su

Goals and Motivation

12. Achievement Goals
Kou Murayama, Andrew J. Elliot, and Ron Friedman

13. Goal Pursuit
Peter M. Gollwitzer and Gabriele Oettingen

14. Unconscious Goal Pursuit: Non-Conscious Goal Regulation and Motivation
Henk Aarts and Ruud Custers

15. The Motivational Complexity of Choosing: A Review of Theory and Research
Erika A. Patall

16. On Gains and Losses, Means and Ends: Goal Orientation and Goal Focus across Adulthood
Alexandra M. Freund, Marie Hennecke, and Maida Mustafi?

Motivation in Relationships

17. Self-Enhancement and Self-Protection Motives
Constantine Sedikides and Mark D. Alicke

18. The Gendered Body Project: Motivational Components of Objectification Theory
Tomi-Ann Roberts and Patricia L. Waters

19. Relatedness between Children and Parents: Implications for Motivation
Eva M. Pomerantz, Cecilia Sin Sze Cheung, and Lili Qin

20. Avoiding the Pitfalls and Approaching the Promises of Close Relationships
Shelly L. Gable and Thery Prok

Evolutionary and Biological Perspectives

21. Neuroscience and Human Motivation
Johnmarshall Reeve and Woogul Lee

22. Evolved Individual Differences in Human Motivation
Larry C. Bernard

23. Moods of Energy and Tension that Motivate
Robert E. Thayer

24. Effort Intensity: Some Insights from the Cardiovascular System
Guido H. E. Gendolla, Rex A. Wright and Michael Richter

Motivation in Application

25. Motivation in Psychotherapy
Martin Gross Holtforth and Johannes Michalak

26. Motivation in Education
Allan Wigfield, Jenna Cambria, and Jacquelynne S. Eccles

27. Advances in Motivation in Exercise and Physical Activity
Martin S. Hagger

28. Work Motivation: Directing, Energizing, and Maintaining Effort (and Research)
Adam M. Grant and Jihae Shin

29. Youth Motivation and Participation in Sport and Physical Activity
Maureen Weiss, Anthony J. Ambrose, and Lindsay E. Kipp

30. Through a Fly's Eye: Multiple Yet Overlapping Perspectives on Future Directions for Human Motivation Research
Richard M. Ryan and Nicole Legate

About the Author

Richard M. Ryan, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Education, University of Rochester.

Reviews

"This easy-to-read book covers both theoretical constructs and practical applications, and the findings are supported by research." -- DOODY'S