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 …

Persistence in and timely disengagement from personal goals are core components of
successful self-regulation and therefore relevant to well-being and performance. In the …

The performance of an activity can have positive incentives per se and individuals may
engage in an activity purely for the enjoyment of it. The engagement due to the enjoyment of …

Kritische Lebensereignisse gehören zum Erfahrungshorizont fast aller Menschen. Es gilt zu
präzisieren, was Ereignisse als kritisch ausweist und welchen Platz sie jeweils im Leben …

It's possible to assume that women who study STEM topics with a low proportion of females
have successfully overcome barriers in school and the family, making them less prone to …

Mit Einstellungsfragen wird einmal die affeDtive Beziehung des Befragten zu einem
Gegenstand, einer Person, einer Gruppe, einer Ideologie etc. gemessen. Weiters wird mit …

The past ten years have seen an explosion of useful research surrounding human
motivation and emotion; new insights allow researchers to answer the perennial questions …

This book provides an introduction to motivational research on the basis of everyday
phenomena and self-awareness. The discussion leads from explanations based on instinct …

Wie passen Menschen und Berufe zusammen? Welches sind die wichtigsten
Voraussetzungen für beruflichen Erfolg? Weshalb hat die Intelligenz eine so große …