Handbook of Self-Regulation

Paul R Pintrich editor Moshe Zeidner editor Monique Boekaerts editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Published:22nd Nov '99

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Key Features * Coverage of state-of-the-art in self-regulation research from different perspectives * Application of self-regulation research to health, clinical, organizational, and educational psychology * Brings together in one volume research on self-regulation in different subdisciplines * Most comprehensive and penetrating compendium of information on self-regulation from multi-disciplinary perspectives

Covers the theory, research, and developments in applications of self-regulation research. Intended for psychologists interested in the development and operation of self-regulation, this book also talks about conceptual, methodological, and treatment issues.The Handbook of Self-Regulation represents state-of-the-art coverage of the latest theory, research, and developments in applications of self-regulation research. Chapters are of interest to psychologists interested in the development and operation of self-regulation as well as applications to health, organizational, clinical, and educational psychology. This book pulls together theory, research, and applications in the self-regulation domain and provides broad coverage of conceptual, methodological, and treatment issues. In view of the burgeoning interest and massive research on various aspects of self-regulation, the time seems ripe for this Handbook, aimed at reflecting the current state of the field. The goal is to provide researchers, students, and clinicians in the field with substantial state-of-the-art overviews, reviews, and reflections on the conceptual and methodological issues and complexities particular to self-regulation research.

"The Handbook of Self-Regulation is a wonderful sourcebook reflecting the diversity of an emerging research area-one that will unquestionably become increasingly important in the future. The reader seeking to become acquainted with the area will be greatly rewarded by reading the book." --CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY "...provide a good overview to treatment issues for many specific and common DSM-IV diagnoses... Overall, this book seems well suited to the beginning practitioner or graduate student who wishes to have a lot of basic information about empirically supported treatments for a variety of diagnoses in a single sourcebook. Its references and overviews would likely prove useful as well to more experienced therapists who are attempting to revive old knowledge or gain a quick introduction to an area with which they are unfamiliar." --PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS (Volume 89, Number 209-210, 2001) "...the definitive psychology text on willpower" --John Cloud, TIME MAGAZINE (June 12, 2006)

ISBN: 9780121098902

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1430g

816 pages