Motivated Cognition In Relationships

Author : Sandra L. Murray,John G. Holmes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351847025

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Motivated Cognition in Relationships by Sandra L. Murray,John G. Holmes Pdf

How can newlyweds believe they will be together forever, while knowing that the majority of marriages end in divorce? Why do people who desperately want to be loved end up alienating those who love them? How can partners that seem like complete opposites end up blissfully happy? This volume explores such fascinating questions. Murray and Holmes outline how basic motivations to be safe from being hurt and find value and meaning control how people feel, think, and behave in close relationships. Additionally, the authors highlight how these motivations infuse romantic life through succinct and accessible descriptions of cutting-edge empirical research and vivid evolving stories of four couples confronting different challenges in their relationship. Integrating ideas from the interdependence, goals, and embodiment literatures, this book puts a provocative new spin on seminal findings from two decades of collaborative research. The book: provides a new, interdependence-based, perspective on motivated cognition in close relationships; advances a dyadic perspective that explores how motivation shapes perception and cognition in ways that result in motivation-consistent behavior; examines how "goal-driven" cognition translates a person’s wishes, desires, and preferences into judgement and behavior, and ultimately, his or her romantic partner’s relationship reality; offers a refreshing argument that the ultimate effects of motivated cognition on satisfaction and stability depend on whether the motivations which most frequently guide perception and cognition match the reality constraints imposed by the perceiver, the partner, and the characteristics of the relationship. This book is essential for social and personality psychologists and will also be valuable to clinical psychologists and clinicians who work directly with couples to effect more happy and stable relationships. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students will find it a highly engaging compendium for understanding how motivation shapes affect, cognition, and behavior in close relationships.

Author : Joseph P. Forgas,Julie Fitness
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135430160

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Social Relationships by Joseph P. Forgas,Julie Fitness Pdf

Human beings are an intrinsically gregarious species - our personal relationships are of immense interest to us and are a key factor in achieving happiness and well being. From the moment of birth, humans crave love and intimacy and we devote much energy to creating and maintaining successful personal relationships throughout our personal and our working lives. However, modern industrialized societies present a particularly challenging environment for sustaining rewarding personal relationships. Understanding how people initiate, develop, maintain, and terminate relationships is one of the core issues in psychology, and the subject matter of this book. Contributors to this volume are all leading researchers in relationship science, and they seek here to explore and integrate the subtle influence that evolutionary, socio-cultural, and intra-psychic (cognitive, affective and motivational) variables play in relationship processes. In addition to discussing the latest advances in areas of relationship research, they also advocate an expanded theoretical approach that incorporates many of the insights gained from evolutionary psychology, social cognition, and research on affect and motivation. The contributions should be highly relevant to researchers, teachers, students, laypersons and to everyone who is interested in the subtleties of human relationships. The book is also highly recommended to clinical, health, and relationship professionals who deal with relationship issues in their daily work.

Author : Sandra L. Murray,John G. Holmes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781351847032

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Motivated Cognition in Relationships by Sandra L. Murray,John G. Holmes Pdf

How can newlyweds believe they will be together forever, while knowing that the majority of marriages end in divorce? Why do people who desperately want to be loved end up alienating those who love them? How can partners that seem like complete opposites end up blissfully happy? This volume explores such fascinating questions. Murray and Holmes outline how basic motivations to be safe from being hurt and find value and meaning control how people feel, think, and behave in close relationships. Additionally, the authors highlight how these motivations infuse romantic life through succinct and accessible descriptions of cutting-edge empirical research and vivid evolving stories of four couples confronting different challenges in their relationship. Integrating ideas from the interdependence, goals, and embodiment literatures, this book puts a provocative new spin on seminal findings from two decades of collaborative research. The book: provides a new, interdependence-based, perspective on motivated cognition in close relationships; advances a dyadic perspective that explores how motivation shapes perception and cognition in ways that result in motivation-consistent behavior; examines how "goal-driven" cognition translates a person’s wishes, desires, and preferences into judgement and behavior, and ultimately, his or her romantic partner’s relationship reality; offers a refreshing argument that the ultimate effects of motivated cognition on satisfaction and stability depend on whether the motivations which most frequently guide perception and cognition match the reality constraints imposed by the perceiver, the partner, and the characteristics of the relationship. This book is essential for social and personality psychologists and will also be valuable to clinical psychologists and clinicians who work directly with couples to effect more happy and stable relationships. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students will find it a highly engaging compendium for understanding how motivation shapes affect, cognition, and behavior in close relationships.

Author : Netta Weinstein
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9789401785426

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Human Motivation and Interpersonal Relationships by Netta Weinstein Pdf

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.

Author : Theresa DiDonato,Brett Jakubiak
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781108841603

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The Science of Romantic Relationships by Theresa DiDonato,Brett Jakubiak Pdf

Following the lifecycle of romantic relationships, this textbook offers a fresh, diversity-infused introduction to relationship science.

Author : Knud S. Larsen,Reidar Ommundsen,Kees van der Veer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783945021309

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Being Human: Relationships and You by Knud S. Larsen,Reidar Ommundsen,Kees van der Veer Pdf

This book represents a new look at social psychology and relationships for the discerning reader and university student. The title of the book argues forcefully that the very nature of being human is defined by our relationships with others, our lovers, family, and our functional or dysfunctional interactions. Written in easy to follow logical progression the volume covers all major topical areas of social psychology, with results of empirical research of the most recent years included. A common project between American and European social psychologists the book seeks to build a bridge between research findings in both regions of the world. In doing so the interpretations of the research takes a critical stand toward dysfunction in modern societies, and in particular the consequences of endless war and repression. Including topics as varied as an overview of the theoretical domains of social psychology and recent research on morality, justice and the law, the book promises a stimulating introduction to contemporary views of what it means to be human. A major emphasis of the book is the effect of culture in all major topical areas of social psychology including conceptions of the self, attraction, relationships and love, social cognition, attitude formation and behavior, influences of group membership, social influence, persuasion, hostile images, aggression and altruism, and moral behavior.

Author : Catalina E. Kopetz,Ayelet Fishbach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351694698

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The Motivation-Cognition Interface by Catalina E. Kopetz,Ayelet Fishbach Pdf

This volume honors the work of Arie W. Kruglanski. It represents a collection of chapters written by Arie’s former students, friends, and collaborators. The chapters are rather diverse and cover a variety of topics from politics, including international terrorism, to health related issues, such as addiction and self-control, to basic psychological principles, such as motivation and self-regulation, the formation of attitudes, social influence, and interpersonal relationships. What these chapters have in common is that they have all been inspired by Arie’s revolutionary work on human motivation and represent the authors’ attempt to apply the basic principles of motivation to the understanding of diverse phenomena.

Author : James Y. Shah,Wendi L. Gardner
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781462515110

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Handbook of Motivation Science by James Y. Shah,Wendi L. Gardner Pdf

Integrating significant advances in motivation science that have occurred over the last two decades, this volume thoroughly examines the ways in which motivation interacts with social, developmental, and emotional processes, as well as personality more generally. The Handbook comprises 39 clearly written chapters from leaders in the field. Cutting-edge theory and research is presented on core psychological motives, such as the need for esteem, security, consistency, and achievement; motivational systems that arise to address these fundamental needs; the process and consequences of goal pursuit, including the role of individual differences and contextual moderators; and implications for personal well-being and interpersonal and intergroup relations.

Author : Jeffry A. Simpson,Lorne Campbell
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 866 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780195398694

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The Oxford Handbook of Close Relationships by Jeffry A. Simpson,Lorne Campbell Pdf

This book provides an in-depth and comprehensive summary of the psychology of close relationships, and showcases classic and contemporary theories, models, and empirical research that have been conducted in the field.

Author : Elisa Di Rosa,Todd S. Braver,Daniela Mapelli,Nicky M. J. Edelstyn
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889669271

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Motivation-Cognition Interaction: From Neurocognitive Models to Clinical Applications by Elisa Di Rosa,Todd S. Braver,Daniela Mapelli,Nicky M. J. Edelstyn Pdf

Author : Laura V. Machia,Christopher R. Agnew,Ximena B. Arriaga
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-18
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781108480963

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Interdependence, Interaction, and Close Relationships by Laura V. Machia,Christopher R. Agnew,Ximena B. Arriaga Pdf

Explores the latest developments in the processes underlying intimate relationships from an interdependence theory perspective.

Author : Patricia Noller,Judith A. Feeney
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134953332

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Close Relationships by Patricia Noller,Judith A. Feeney Pdf

Close Relationships: Functions, Forms and Processes provides an overview of current theory and research in the area of close relationships, written by internationally renowned scholars whose work is at the cutting edge of research in the field. The volume consists of three sections: introductory issues, types of relationships, and relationship processes. In the first section, there is an exploration of the functions and benefits of close relationships, the diversity of methodologies used to study them, and the changing social context in which close relationships are embedded. A second section examines the various types of close relationships, including family bonds and friendships. The third section focuses on key relationship processes, including attachment, intimacy, sexuality, and conflict. This book is designed to be an essential resource for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and practitioners, and will be suitable as a resource in advanced courses dealing with the social psychology of close relationships.

Author : Harry T. Reis,Caryl E. Rusbult
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135471330

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Close Relationships by Harry T. Reis,Caryl E. Rusbult Pdf

Each of the chapters in this reader is written by leading scholars in the area of relationships, reflecting the diversity of the field and including both contemporary and key historical papers for comprehensive coverage of research.

Author : Brian G. Ogolsky,J. Kale Monk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781108419857

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Relationship Maintenance by Brian G. Ogolsky,J. Kale Monk Pdf

Provides an interdisciplinary perspective on behaviors and strategies used to maintain intimate relationships.

Author : Garth J. O. Fletcher,Margaret S. Clark
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780470998540

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Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology by Garth J. O. Fletcher,Margaret S. Clark Pdf

This authoritative handbook provides a cutting-edge overview of classic and current research as well as an assessment of future trends in the field of interpersonal processes. Ensures thorough and up-to-date coverage of all aspects of interpersonal processes Includes contributions by academics and other experts from around the world to ensure a truly international perspective Provides a comprehensive overview of classic and current research and likely future trends Fully referenced chapters and annotated bibliographies allow easy access to further study Now available in full text online via xreferplus, the award-winning reference library on the web from xrefer. For more information, visit www.xreferplus.com