Motivational Psychology of Human Development

Content: 
Acknowledgments
Page vii

Contributors
Page ix

Introduction
Pages 1-12
Jutta Heckhausen

1 Curiosity and anxiety as motivational determinants of cognitive development Original Research Article
Pages 15-38
Clemens Trudewind

2 Attachment and behavioral inhibition: Two perspectives on early motivational development Original Research Article
Pages 39-56
Axel Schölmerich

3 Activity and motivation: A plea for a human frame motivation Original Research Article
Pages 57-78
Rolf Oerter

4 Motivation and self-regulated learning Original Research Article
Pages 81-108
Falko Rheinberg, Regina Vollmeyer, Bruce D. Burns

5 Interest and human development during adolescence: An educational-psychological approach Original Research Article
Pages 109-128
Andreas Krapp

6 Goal orientations: Their impact on academic learning and their development during early adolescence Original Research Article
Pages 129-142
Olaf Köller

7 A social-cognitive, control-value theory of achievement emotions Original Research Article
Pages 143-163
Reinhard Pekrun

8 Training in empirical research methods: Analysis of problems and intervention from a motivational perspective Original Research Article
Pages 165-183
Robin Stark, Heinz Mandl

9 A theory of self-development: Affective fixation and the STAR model of personality disorders and related styles Original Research Article
Pages 187-211
Julius Kuhl

10 Developmental regulation across the life span: An action-phase model of engagement and disengagement with developmental goals Original Research Article
Pages 213-231
Jutta Heckhausen

11 The interplay of work and family in young and middle adulthood Original Research Article
Pages 233-249
Bettina S. Wiese, Alexandra M. Freund

12 Are discrepancies between developmental status and aspired goals a sufficient motivation for developmental progression? Original Research Article
Pages 251-270
Inge Seiffge-Krenke

13 Cohort change in adolescent developmental timetables after german unification: trends and possible reasons Original Research Article
Pages 271-284
Rainer K. Silbereisen, Margit Wiesner

14 Motivation and volition in pursuing personal work goals Original Research Article
Pages 287-305
Lutz von Rosensteil, Hugo M. Kehr, Günter W. Maier

15 Self-starting behavior at work: Toward a theory of personal initiative Original Research Article
Pages 307-324
Doris Fay, Michael Frese

16 Stability and change in romantic relationships Original Research Article
Pages 325-337
Hans-Werner Bierhoff, Elke Rohmann

17 Motivation for parenthood and early family development: Findings of a five-year longitudinal study Original Research Article
Pages 339-355
Klaus A. Schneewind

Name index
Pages 357-365

Subject index
Pages 367-370