Self-Regulation and Autonomy

This book presents current research on self-regulation and autonomy, which have emerged as key predictors of health and well-being in several areas of psychology.

List of figures and tables; Series editor's preface; Preface; 1. Self-regulation and autonomy: an introduction Frederick M. E. Grouzet, Bryan W. Sokol and Ulrich Müller; Part I. Dialectic between Organismic and Social Processes: 2. The importance of autonomy for development and well-being Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan; 3. Autonomy and self-regulation: the dialectic between organismic and social valuing processes Frederick M. E. Grouzet; 4. Development as emergence R. Keith Sawyer; Part II. Social Development: 5. Constructing the agent: developing conceptions of autonomy and selfhood Bryan W. Sokol, Ulrich Müller and Michael J. Chandler; 6. Revisiting the moral self construct: developmental perspectives on moral selfhood Tobias Krettenauer; 7. Facilitating autonomy in the family: supporting intrinsic motivation and self-regulation Wendy S. Grolnick and Jacquelyn N. Raftery; 8. 'It's a part of life to do with what you want': the role of personal choice in social development Larry Nucci; Part III. Self-Regulation and Autonomy at School: 9. Toward a social psychology of assimilation: self-determination theory in cognitive development and education Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci; 10. Self-regulation and school success Angela Lee Duckworth and Stephanie M. Carlson; 11. Understanding explanatory talk through Vygotsky's theory of self-regulation Challis J. E. Kinnucan and Janet Kuebli; Part IV. Neurological Perspective: 12. Two-mode models of self-regulation and serotonergic functioning: divergent manifestations of impulse and constraint Charles S. Carver, Sheri L. Johnson and Jutta Joormann; 13. Neurodevelopmental processes of attachment and autonomy Allison C. Waters and Don M. Tucker; Index.