Several major theories have been established in research on motivation in education to
describe, explain, and predict the direction, initiation, intensity, and persistence of learning …

Motivational processes underlie behaviors that enrich the human experience, and
impairments in motivation are commonly observed in psychiatric illness. While motivated …

Self-education has been discussed for over two centuries as a way to encourage individuals
to become educated on their own, primarily by undertaking personal programs of reading. A …

Innovations and Challenges in Language Learning Motivation provides a cutting-edge
perspective on the latest challenges and innovations in language learning motivation …

• Why do people behave and think the way they do?• What makes people choose certain
products and services?• How does consumption affect our everyday lives? Informed by …

Work motivation is a topic of crucial importance to the success of organizations and societies
and the well-being of individuals. We organize the work motivation literature over the last …

Background The challenge of addressing unhealthy lifestyle choice is of global concern.
Motivational Interviewing has been widely implemented to help people change their …

Research on situated motivation and emotion in education has made substantial progress,
as documented in the contributions to this special issue. We discuss how this field can make …

The goal of this article was to provide a long-overdue clarification and upgrade to what has
been called the intrinsic− extrinsic dichotomy in the realm of motivation. We argue that the …

The nutritional status of both women and men before conception has profound implications
for the growth, development, and long-term health of their offspring. Evidence of the …