The primary purpose of this paper is to review recent research examining the beneficial
effects of optimism on psychological and physical well-being. The review focuses on …

The author reviews research showing that repetitive thought (RT) can have constructive or
unconstructive consequences. The main unconstructive consequences of RT are (a) …

The widespread and increasing use of cooperative learning is one of the great success
stories of social and educational psychology. Its success largely rests on the relationships …

In a conceptual and temporal framework, derived from research on social cognition, social
interaction, and stress and coping, the authors analyze the processes through which people …

The purpose of this review is to document the directions and recent progress in our
understanding of the motivational dynamics of school achievement. Based on the …

This article presents a framework for studying personality in the stress process. The
framework specifies that personality may affect both exposure and reactivity to stressful …

Self-regulated learning is often described as a function of students' motivation, cognitive
strategy use, and metacognition. The purpose of this article is to emphasize regulation of …

A classic distinction in the literature on achievement and motivation is between fear of failure
and success orientations. From the perspective of self-worth theory, these motives are not …

Publisher Summary This chapter tries to accomplish three objectives. Firstly, it defines the
four motives and provides a selective review of research that indicates their prevalence …

Social interdependence theory is a classic example of the interaction of theory, research,
and practice. The premise of the theory is the way that goals are structured determines how …