The Oxford Handbook of Human Motivation

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Ego Depletion ◽  
Human Motivation ◽  
Previous Edition ◽  
Psychotherapy Education ◽  
Personal Interests

The Oxford Handbook of Human Motivation, Second Edition, addresses key advances made in the field since the previous edition, offering the latest insights from the top theorists and researchers of human motivation. The volume includes chapters on social learning theory, control theory, self-determination theory, terror management theory, and regulatory focus theory and also presents articles from leading scholars on phenomena such as ego depletion, choice, curiosity, flow, implicit motives, and personal interests. A special section dedicated to goal research highlights achievement goals, goal attainment, goal pursuit and unconscious goals, and the goal orientation process across adulthood. The volume sheds new light on the biological underpinnings of motivation, including chapters on neuropsychology and cardiovascular dynamics. This resource is also packed with practical research and guidance, with sections on relationships and applications in areas such as psychotherapy, education, physical activity, sport, and work. By providing reviews of the most advanced work by the very best scholars in this field, this volume represents an invaluable resource for both researchers and practitioners, as well as any student of human nature.

The Oxford Handbook of Human Motivation

2012 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Ego Depletion ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
Human Motivation ◽  
Current State ◽  
Goal Regulation ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Personal Interests

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 aims to capture 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 articles on Social Learning Theory, Control Theory, Self-determination Theory, Terror Management Theory, and the Promotion and Prevention perspective. Topical articles 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 articles focus on evolutionary and biological underpinnings of motivation, including articles on cardiovascular dynamics, mood, and neuropsychology. Finally, articles bring motivation down to earth in reviewing its impact within relationships, and in applied areas such as psychotherapy, work, education, sport, and physical activity.

Regulatory focus and goal orientation: Exploring team-level validity and outcomes

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heleen van Mierlo ◽  
Edwin A. J. van Hooft ◽  
Christopher O. L. H. Porter
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Regulatory Focus

scholarly journals Examining Relationships between Academic and Social Achievement Goals and Routes to Happiness

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher O. Walker ◽  
Tina D. Winn ◽  
Rachel M. Lutjens
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Achievement Goal Orientation ◽  
Social Achievement ◽  
Hedonic Enjoyment

The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationships among social and academic achievement goals and the route to happiness selected by a sample of college students. According to Waterman (1993) there are two distinct routes to happiness: eudaimonia and hedonic enjoyment. Hedonic enjoyment has been defined as the pursuit of proximal goals and immediate pleasure, while eudaimonia is best defined as the long-term commitment to pursue “self-realization” (Waterman, 1993). A sample of 132 college students completed a research packet containing an informed consent, demographics form, and three questionnaires. The results suggested that one’s route to happiness was related to the academic and social achievement goal orientation of the participants. A call is made for additional research to examine the interrelations among variables traditionally considered in cognitive-motivational research and variables considered to be a part of the positive psychology movement (e.g., happiness).

scholarly journals Neural signatures of promotion versus prevention goal priming: fMRI evidence for distinct cognitive-motivational systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison M. Detloff ◽  
Ahmad R. Hariri ◽  
Timothy J. Strauman
Keyword(s):  
Prefrontal Cortex ◽  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Network Models ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Neural Correlates ◽  
Association Cortex ◽  
Motivational Systems ◽  
Two Systems ◽  
Goal Priming

Abstract Regulatory focus theory (RFT) postulates two cognitive-motivational systems for personal goal pursuit: the promotion system, which is associated with ideal goals (an individual’s hopes, dreams, and aspirations), and the prevention system, which is associated with ought goals (an individual’s duties, responsibilities, and obligations). The two systems have been studied extensively in behavioral research with reference to differences between promotion and prevention goal pursuit as well as the consequences of perceived attainment versus nonattainment within each system. However, no study has examined the neural correlates of each combination of goal domain and goal attainment status. We used a rapid masked idiographic goal priming paradigm and functional magnetic resonance imaging to present individually selected promotion and prevention goals, which participants had reported previously that they were close to attaining (“match”) or far from attaining (“mismatch”). Across the four priming conditions, significant activations were observed in bilateral insula (Brodmann area (BA) 13) and visual association cortex (BA 18/19). Promotion priming discriminantly engaged left prefrontal cortex (BA 9), whereas prevention priming discriminantly engaged right prefrontal cortex (BA 8/9). Activation in response to promotion goal priming was also correlated with an individual difference measure of perceived success in promotion goal attainment. Our findings extend the construct validity of RFT by showing that the two systems postulated by RFT, under conditions of both attainment and nonattainment, have shared and distinct neural correlates that interface logically with established network models of self-regulatory cognition.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Goal Orientation Scales in Ecuadorian Undergraduate Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Segundo Napoleón Barreno ◽  
Alejandro Veas ◽  
Leandro Navas ◽  
Juan Luis Castejón
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The present study aims to analyze the psychometric properties of the Goal orientation Scales (GOS; Skaalvik, 1997) in a sample of 2,170 Ecuadorian undergraduate students (M = 21. 97, SD = 3.61; 61.6% female). The Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis supported the four-factor structure of the GOS, and the scale exhibited an adequate factorial invariance for gender. The multidimensional Rasch analysis revealed that one item showed misfit, and the distribution of items did not correspond well with the levels of achievement goals. The current research addresses a formal gap related to the validation of the GOS in a Latin American country and provides advanced psychometric information to further improve the scale for its application to Spanish-speaking samples.

Regulatory focus as a mediator in goal orientation and performance relationships

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 751-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Johnson ◽  
Amanda Shull ◽  
J. Craig Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
And Performance

A Multicomponent Measure of Writing Motivation With Basic College Writers

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles A. MacArthur ◽  
Zoi A. Philippakos ◽  
Steve Graham
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Developmental Writing ◽  
Writing Quality ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
College Writers ◽  
Avoidance Goals

The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate a measure of motivation for use with basic college writers that would measure self-efficacy, achievement goals, beliefs, and affect. As part of a design research project on curriculum for community college developmental writing classes, 133 students in 11 classes completed the motivation scales at the beginning and end of the semester along with measures of writing quality. Single factors were found for self-efficacy and affect. For goal orientation, factors were found for mastery, performance, and avoidance goals. For beliefs, factors were found for beliefs related to the content of writing and to conventions. Anticipated patterns of correlations among the factors were found. The validity of the scales was further supported by significant differences in the anticipated direction between higher and lower level classes on five of seven factors. In addition, significant changes were noted from pretest to posttest in the anticipated direction on six of seven factors.

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