The Oxford Handbook of Human Motivation

• Includes state-of-the-art research on implicit and explicit motives
• Includes applications of motivation theories written by experts in therapy, work/organizational psychology, physical activity, and education

Readership: Researchers in social psychology, personality psychology, and clinical psychology; graduate students taking courses on motivation and emotion (as a supplementary text); and applied researchers and practitioners in education, sport, organizational psychology, and other areas.

Edited by Richard M. Ryan, Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Education and Director of Clinical Training, University of Rochester

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

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

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