Our reliance on our group members has exerted a profound influence over our motivation:
successful group functioning requires that we are motivated to interact, and engage, with …

The contributing role of stereotype threat (ST) to learning and performance decrements for
stigmatized students in highly evaluative situations has been vastly documented and is now …

In this chapter, I review the literature on motivated identity construction, drawing together
insights and evidence from diverse theoretical perspectives, and I propose the foundations …

Research suggests that organizational members highly prize respect but rarely report
adequately receiving it. However, there is a lack of theory in organizational behavior …

An insightful examination of why we compare ourselves to those above and below us. The
United States was founded on the principle of equal opportunity for all, and this ethos …

Four studies (total valid N= 643) examined whether ostracism increases people's political
conspiracy beliefs through heightened vulnerability and whether self-affirmation intervention …

Two experiments examined for the first time whether the specific content of participant-
generated affirmation essays—in particular, writing about social belonging—facilitated an …

Once controversial, the idea that people's motivations can influence their cognitions now
plays an important role in current research on thinking and reasoning. This chapter …

Purpose: Although bullying amongst typically developing school-aged children has been
well explored, it is under-researched for children with disabilities. The purpose of this study …

Terrorism and radicalization have a long history, but in recent years their prominence has
been a particularly conspicuous and influential feature of the global political landscape. This …