Handbook of competence and motivation : theory and application / edited by Andrew J. Elliot, Carol S. Dweck, David S. Yeager.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Competence and motivation : theory and application -- Intelligence and competence in theory and practice -- Achievement motives -- Achievement goals -- An -- attribution perspective on competence and motivation : theory and treatment interventions -- Competence self-perceptions -- Achievement values : interactions, interventions, and future directions -- Mindsets : their impact on competence motivation and acquisition -- Challenge and threat appraisals -- Competence assessment, social comparison, and conflict regulation -- Competence as central, but not sufficient, for high-quality motivation : a self-determination theory perspective -- Competence for pay for performance -- Achievement emotions -- The -- many questions of belonging -- Stereotype threat : new insights into process and intervention -- The -- role of self-efficacy and related beliefs in self-regulation of learning and performance -- Interest : theory and application -- On becoming creative : basic theory with implications for the workplace -- Motivation, competence, and job burnout -- Early reasoning about competence is not irrationally optimistic, nor does it stem from inadequate cognitive representations -- Self-regulation in early childhood : implications for motivation and achievement -- Competence and motivation during adolescence -- Competence and motivation at work throughout adulthood : making the most of changing capacities and opportunities -- Motivational factors as mechanisms of gene-environment transactions in cognitive development and academic achievement -- Gender and competence motivation -- Social class and models of competence : how gateway institutions disadvantage working-class Americans and how to intervene -- Race and ethnicity in the study of competence motivation -- Social striving : social group membership and children's motivations and competencies -- The -- role of parenting in children's motivation and competence : what underlies facilitative parenting? -- Peer relationships, motivation, and academic performance at school -- The -- roles of schools and teachers in fostering competence motivation -- Competence and motivation in the physical domain : the relevance of self-theories in sports and physical education -- Competence and the workplace -- Turning point : targeted, tailored, and timely psychological intervention.