ABSTRACT

Motivational science is one of the fastest-growing areas of research in social psychology, incorporating multiple perspectives from social-personality research. This volume provides students and researchers with a comprehensive overview of major topics in social motivation. All contributors are renowned specialists in their field who provide in-depth and integrated coverage of the major empirical and theoretical contributions in their area.

Social Motivation is essential reading for all social psychologists with an interest in social-motivational processes, and will also be of interest to people working in political science and cultural studies looking for a psychological perspective to work in their field.

chapter 1|10 pages

Social Motivation

Some Introductory Notes

chapter 3|19 pages

Belonging Motivation

Establishing, Maintaining, and Repairing Relational Value

chapter 6|24 pages

Four Forms of Prosocial Motivation

Egoism, Altruism, Collectivism, and Principlism

chapter 10|32 pages

Power Basis Theory

A Psychoecological Approach to Power