Description
Motivation is that which moves us to action. Human motivation is thus a complex issue, as people are moved to action by both their evolved natures and by myriad familial, social and cultural influences. The Oxford Handbook of Human Motivation collects the top theorists and researchers of human motivation into a single volume, capturing the current state-of-the-art in this fast developing field. The book includes theoretical overviews from some of the best-known thinkers in this area, including chapters on Social Learning Theory, Control Theory, Self-determination theory, Terror Management theory, and the Promotion and Prevention perspective. Topical chapters appear on phenomena such as ego-depletion, flow, curiosity, implicit motives, and personal interests. A section specifically highlights goal research, including chapters on goal regulation, achievement goals, the dynamics of choice, unconscious goals and process versus outcome focus. Still other chapters focus on evolutionary and biological underpinnings of motivation, including chapters on cardiovascular dynamics, mood, and neuropsychology. Finally, chapters bring motivation down to earth in reviewing its impact within relationships, and in applied areas such as psychotherapy, work, education, sport, and physical activity. By providing reviews of the most advanced work by the very best scholars in this field, The Oxford Handbook of Human Motivation represents an invaluable resource for both researchers and practitioners, as well as any student of human nature.
Table of Contents
Part One: Introduction1. Motivation and the Organization of Human Behavior: Three Reasons for the Reemergence of a FieldRichard M. RyanPart Two: General Theories of Human Motivation2. Social Cognitive Theory and MotivationDale H. Schunk and Ellen L. Usher3. Cybernetic Control Processes and the Self-Regulation of BehaviorCharles S. Carver and Michael F. Scheier4. The Role of Death in Life: Existential Aspects of Human MotivationPelin Kesebir and Thomas Pyszczynski5. Too Much of a Good Thing? Trade-offs in Promotion and Prevention FocusAbigail A. Scholer and E. Tory Higgins6. Motivation, Personality, and Development within Embedded Social Contexts: An Overview of Self-Determination TheoryEdward L. Deci and Richard M. RyanPart Three: Motivational Processes7. Ego-Depletion: Theory and EvidenceMark Muraven8. FlowSusan A. Jackson9. Implicit-Explicit Motivation CongruenceTodd M. Thrash, Laura A. Maruskin, and Chris C. Martin10. Curiosity and MotivationPaul J. Silvia11. Interest and Its DevelopmentK. Ann Renninger and Stephanie SuPart Four: Goals and Motivation12. Achievement GoalsKou Murayama, Andrew J. Elliot, and Ron Friedman13. Goal PursuitPeter M. Gollwitzer and Gabriele Oettingen14. Unconscious Goal Pursuit: Non-Conscious Goal Regulation and MotivationHenk Aarts and Ruud Custers15. The Motivational Complexity of Choosing: A Review of Theory and ResearchErika A. Patall16. On Gains and Losses, Means and Ends: Goal Orientation and Goal Focus across AdulthoodAlexandra M. Freund, Marie Hennecke, and Maida MustafiPart Five: Motivation in Relationships17. Self-Enhancement and Self-Protection MotivesConstantine Sedikides and Mark D. Alicke18. The Gendered Body Project: Motivational Components of Objectification TheoryTomi-Ann Roberts and Patricia L. Waters19. Relatedness between Children and Parents: Implications for MotivationEva M. Pomerantz, Cecilia Sin Sze Cheung, and Lili Qin20. Avoiding the Pitfalls and Approaching the Promises of Close RelationshipsShelly L. Gable and Thery ProkPart Six: Evolutionary and Biological Perspectives21. Neuroscience and Human MotivationJohnmarshall Reeve and Woogul Lee22. Evolved Individual Differences in Human MotivationLarry C. Bernard23. Moods of Energy and Tension that MotivateRobert E. Thayer24. Effort Intensity: Some Insights from the Cardiovascular SystemGuido H. E. Gendolla, Rex A. Wright, and Michael RichterPart Seven: Motivation in Application25. Motivation in PsychotherapyMartin Gross Holtforth and Johannes Michalak26. Motivation in EducationAllan Wigfield, Jenna Cambria, and Jacquelynne S. Eccles27. Advances in Motivation in Exercise and Physical ActivityMartin S. Hagger28. Work Motivation: Directing, Energizing, and Maintaining Effort (and Research)Adam M. Grant and Jihae Shin29. Youth Motivation and Participation in Sport and Physical ActivityMaureen Weiss, Anthony J. Ambrose, and Lindsay E. Kipp30. Through a Fly's Eye: Multiple Yet Overlapping Perspectives on Future Directions for Human Motivation ResearchRichard M. Ryan and Nicole Legate
