1. Competence and Motivation: Theory and Application, Andrew J. Elliot, Carol S. Dweck, & David S. Yeager

II. Central Constructs

2. Intelligence and Competence in Theory and Practice, Robert J. Sternberg

3. Achievement Motives, David E. Conroy

4. Achievement Goals, Andrew J. Elliot & Chris S. Hulleman

5. An Attribution Perspective on Competence and Motivation: Theory and Treatment Interventions, Raymond P. Perry & Jeremy M. Hamm

6. Competence Self-Perceptions, Herbert W. Marsh, Andrew J. Martin, Alexander Seeshing Yeung, & Rhonda G. Craven

7. Achievement Values: Interactions, Interventions, and Future Directions, Allan Wigfield, Emily Q. Rosenzweig, & Jacquelynne S. Eccles

8. Mindsets: Their Impact on Competence Motivation and Acquisition, Carol S. Dweck & Daniel C. Molden

9. Understanding and Addressing Performance Anxiety, Sian L. Beilock, Marjorie W. Schaeffer, & Christopher S. Rozek

III. Relevant Processes

10. Challenge and Threat Appraisals, Jeremy P. Jamieson

11. Competence Assessment, Social Comparison, and Conflict Regulation, Fabrizio Butera & Céline Darnon

12. Competence as Central, but Not Sufficient, for High-Quality Motivation: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective, Richard M. Ryan & Arlen C. Moller

13. Competence and Pay for Performance, Barry Gerhart & Meiyu Fang

14. Achievement Emotions, Reinhard Pekrun

15. The Many Questions of Belonging, Gregory M. Walton & Shannon T. Brady

16. Stereotype Threat: New Insights into Process and Intervention, Robert J. Rydell, Katie J. Van Loo, & Kathryn L. Boucher

17. Role of Self-Efficacy and Related Beliefs in Self-Regulation of Learning and Performance, Barry J. Zimmerman, Dale H. Schunk, & Maria K. DiBendetto

18. Interest: Theory and Application, Judith M. Harackiewicz & Maximilian Knogler

19. On Becoming Creative: Basic Theory and Implications for the Workplace, Carsten K. W. De Dreu & Bernard A. Nijstad

20. Motivation, Competence, and Job Burnout, Michael P. Leiter and Christina Maslach

IV. Development

21. Early Reasoning about Competence Is Not Irrationally Optimistic, Nor Does It Stem from Inadequate Cognitive Representations, Andrei Cimpian

22. Self-Regulation in Early Childhood: Implications for Motivation and Achievement, C. Cybele Raver, Katherine A. Adams, & Clancy Blair

23. Competence and Motivation during Adolescence, David S. Yeager, Hae Yeon Lee, & Ronald E. Dahl

24. Competence and Motivation at Work throughout Adulthood: Making the Most of Changing Capacities and Opportunities, Jutta Heckhausen, Jacob Shane, & Ruth Kanfer

25. Motivational Factors as Mechanisms of Gene–Environment Transactions in Cognitive Development and Academic Achievement, Elliot M. Tucker-Drob

V. Social Groups and Social Influences

26. Gender and Competence Motivation, Ruth Butler & Liat Hasenfratz

27. Social Class and Models of Competence: How Gateway Institutions Disadvantage Working-Class Americans and How to Intervene, Nicole M. Stephens, Andrea G. Dittmann, & Sarah S. M. Townsend

28. Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Competence Motivation, Beth E. Kurtz-Costes & Tanisha A. Woods

29. Social Striving: Social Group Membership and Children’s Motivations and Competencies, Rebecca S. Bigler, Amy Roberson Hayes, & Meagan M. Patterson

30. The Role of Parenting in Children’s Motivation and Competence: What Underlies Facilitative Parenting?, Eva M. Pomerantz & Wendy S. Grolnick

31. Peer Relationships, Motivation, and Academic Performance at School, Kathryn R. Wentzel

32. The Roles of Schools and Teachers in Fostering Competence Motivation, Eric M. Anderman & DeLeon L. Gray

33. Competence and Motivation in the Physical Domain: The Relevance of Self-Theories in Sports and Physical Education, Christopher M. Spray

34. Competence and the Workplace, Nico W. Van Yperen

VI. Psychological Interventions

35. Turning Point: Targeted, Tailored, and Timely Psychological Intervention, Geoffrey L. Cohen, Julio Garcia, & J. Parker Goyer

Supplemental E-Book Featuring Selected Chapters from the First Edition:

*A Conceptual History of the Achievement Goal Construct, Andrew J. Elliot

*Motivation from an Attribution Perspective and the Social Psychology of Perceived Competence, Bernard Weiner

*Self-Theories: Their Impact on Competence Motivation and Acquisition, Carol S. Dweck & Daniel C. Molden

*Competence Motivation in the Classroom, Tim Urdan & Julianne C. Turner

*Cultural Competence: Dynamic Processes, Chi-yue Chiu & Ying-yi Hong