Human Motivation and Interpersonal Relationships

Abstract

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF MOTIVTION IN RELATIONSHIPS.- Chapter 1: On the Mutuality of Human Motivation and Relationships Netta Weinstein and Cody DeHaan.- Chapter 2: The Universality of Psychological Autonomy across Cultures: Arguments from Developmental and Social Psychology Valery l. Chirkov.- Chapter 3: Autonomy and Need Satisfaction in Close Relationships: Relationship Motivation Theory Edward Deci and Richard Ryan.- PART II: MECHANISMS AND OUTCOMES OF MOTIVATION: THE 'DARK SIDE' AND 'BRIGHT SIDE' OF RELATIONSHIPS.- Chapter 4: Is Relatedness Enough? On the Importance of Need Support in Different Types of Social Experiences Christopher Niemiec, Maarten Vansteenkiste and Bart Soenens.- Chapter 5: On the Flexibility of the Automatic Us-Them Divide Jen-Ho Chang, Yi-Cheng Lin, Holley Hodgins and Chin-Lan Huang.- Chapter 6: The Self-Concept in Relationships Martin Lynch.- Chapter 7: Self-Determination and the Regulation of Conflict in Romantic Relationships C. Raymond Knee, Ben Porter and Lindsey M. Rodriguez.- Chapter 8: The Role of Autonomy in Intergroup Process: Toward an Integration of Self-Determination Theory and Intergroup Approaches Lisa Legault and Catherine Amiot.- Chapter 9: Autonomy Support as Acceptance for Disclosing and Developing a Health Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgendered Identity Nicole Legate and William Ryan.- PART III: APPLICATIONS OF MOTIVATION RESEARCH.- Chapter 10: Parental Conditional Regard: Psychological Costs and Antecedents Avi Assor, Guy Roth and Yaniv Kanat-Maymon.- Chapter 11: Relationships within Physical Activity Settings Martyn Standage and Lydia G. Emm.- Chapter 12: The Importance of Need-Supportive Relationships for Motivation and Psychological Health at Work Veronique Dagenais-Desmarais, Jacques Forest, Laurence Crevier-Braud and Sarah Girouard.- Chapter 13: The Influence of the Social Environment on Health Behavior Change Jennifer La Guardia and Heather Patrick.- Chapter 14: Motivation in the Client-Counselor Relationship Martin Lynch.- Chapter 15: Self-Determination and the Patient-Health Practitioner Relationship Geoffrey C. Williams.