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Handbook of Motivation Science

• Edited by James Y. Shah, Wendi L. Gardner

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• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 638
• Published by: Guilford Press
• Publication Date: 31st December 2007
• ISBN: 978-1-59385-568-0

About the Book

Integrating significant advances in motivation science that have occurred over the last two decades, this volume thoroughly examines the ways in which motivation interacts with social, developmental, and emotional processes, as well as personality more generally. The Handbook comprises 39 clearly written chapters from leaders in the field. Cutting-edge theory and research is presented on core psychological motives, such as the need for esteem, security, consistency, and achievement; motivational systems that arise to address these fundamental needs; the process and consequences of goal pursuit, including the role of individual differences and contextual moderators; and implications for personal well-being and interpersonal and intergroup relations.

Reviews

'Possibly every 15 to 20 years a book comes along that is of importance to psychological scientists in all subdisciplines. The Handbook of Motivation Science is such a book. From leading authorities, this volume is an essential reference for understanding the drives, needs, incentives, goals, motives, and self-regulatory processes that dictate human behavior in all its forms, from altruism to prejudice. Motivation was a central concern of early psychologists, but had fallen into neglect until the last few decades. The importance of this handbook lies not only in its glorious comprehensiveness, but also in the amazing void it fills.' - Gordon B. Moskowitz, PhD, Department of Psychology, Lehigh University, USA

'An extremely valuable contribution to a developing field. This is a true handbook - a comprehensive presentation of research and theory across many areas where human motivation plays a critical role. This volume should prove stimulating and informative for all investigators and students of personality, motivation, social cognition, and developmental and biosocial psychology.' - Richard M. Sorrentino, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, Canada

'Questions of motivation - what people want, how they act to achieve it, and how they cope with difficulties along the way - are among the most fundamental in psychology. This volume assembles an array of rich and exciting perspectives on these questions. It will be indispensable to anyone working on either basic or applied issues of motivation.' - Nira Liberman, PhD, Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Table of Contents

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.

About the Author(s)

Edited by James Y. Shah, PhD, Department of Psychology, Duke University, USA and Wendi Gardner, PhD, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, USA

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