Overview
- The first book to integrate the field of human motivation and interpersonal relationships
- Written by outstanding scholars in the domain of motivation
- Systematical overview of theoretical foundations to psychological processes and empirical outcomes
- Addresses to both the positive and negative outcomes of the core concepts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction to the Study of Motivation in Relationships
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Mechanisms and Outcomes of Motivation: The ‘Dark Side’ and ‘Bright Side’ of Relationships
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Applications of Motivation Research
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Keywords
- Autonomy and Emotions
- Developmental and Social Psychology
- Different Types of Social Experiences
- Happiness and Human Motivation
- Health Practitioner Relationship
- Integration of Self-Determination Theory
- Interpersonal Interactions
- Parental Conditional Regard
- Psychological Autonomy across Cultures
- Psychological Health at Work
- Relationship Motivation Theory
- Relationships and Human Motivation
- Relationships within Physical Activity
- Self-determination Theory
- Social Environment on Health Behavior Change
- The Self-Concept in Relationships
About this book
This volume summarizes and organizes a growing body of research supporting the role of motivation in adaptive and rewarding interpersonal interactions with others. The field of human motivation is rapidly growing but most studies have focused on the effects of motivation on individuals' personal happiness and task engagement. Only recently have theorists and empiricists begun to recognize that dispositional and state motivations impact the ways individuals approach interpersonal interactions. In addition, researchers are now recognizing that the quality of interpersonal interactions influences consequent happiness and task engagement, thus helping to explain previous findings to this end. Similarly social psychology and relationships researchers have focused on the impact of cognitions, emotions, and behaviors on people's relationships. In their work, relationships researchers demonstrate that both contextual characteristics and individual differences influence the quality of interactions. Many of these studies seek to understand which characteristics strengthen the bonds between people, encourage empathy and trust and create a sense of well-being after a close interaction. This work seeks to integrate the field of human motivation and interpersonal relationships. Both fields have seen extensive growth in the past decade and each can contribute to the other. However, no single compiled work is available that targets both fields. This is the case, in part because only now is there enough work to make a strong and compelling case for their integration. In the previous years, research has been conducted to show that motivation is relevant and important for interactions among strangers and in close relationships. In addition developmental mechanisms for these relations are identified and mechanisms by which motivation strengthens people's relationships. Finally recent work has demonstrated the many implications for interpersonal relationships, showing that motivation impacts a range of interpersonal processes from prejudice regulation and objectification of others to empathy and care. This book seeks to summarize and organize all these findings and present them in a way that is relevant to both motivation researchers and social and relationship researchers.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Netta Weinstein is an assistant professor at the University of Essex. Weinstein has published both empirical and review articles concerned with the impact of human motivation on relationship quality and well-being. She has received a number of awards recognizing this work, including the Alfred Baldwin Award for Excellence in Research and a Fellowship and Presenter’s Top Prize at the Gallup Positive Psychology summit. Her findings have been reviewed in popular media such as Scientific American and CNBC. In addition to her research, Weinstein has taught courses focusing on the dynamics and outcomes of human motivation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Motivation and Interpersonal Relationships
Book Subtitle: Theory, Research, and Applications
Editors: Netta Weinstein
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8542-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8541-9Published: 07 March 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7833-6Published: 03 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8542-6Published: 08 July 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 360
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Personality and Social Psychology, Quality of Life Research, Positive Psychology