Advances in Motivation Science

Andrew J. Elliot is Professor of Psychology at the University of Rochester. He received his Ph. D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994. His research areas include achievement motivation, approach-avoidance motivation, the development of motivation and self-regulation, and subtle cue and context effects on psychological functioning. He has been (or currently is) an Associate Editor at Emotion, Journal of Personality, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Psychological Science, and Social and Personality Psychology Compass, and has edited two handbooks: Handbook of competence and motivation (with Carol Dweck) and Handbook of approach and avoidance motivation. He has over 170 scholarly publications, has received research grants from public and private agencies, and has been awarded multiple awards for his research contributions.

1. Self-regulatory functions supporting motivated action Charles S. Carver, Michael F. Scheier 2. Motivating personality: Approach, avoidance, and their conflict Philip J. Corr, Dino Krupic 3. Incentives and pay for performance in the workplace Barry Gerhart 4. Culture and motivation: A socio-ecological approach Shigehiro Oishi, Hyewon Choi 5. The evolving understanding of physical activity behavior: A multi-process action control approach Ryan E. Rhodes 6. Motivated emotion regulation: Principles, lessons, and implications of a motivational analysis of emotion regulation Maya Tamir, Yael Millgram