The empirical science of subjective well-being, popularly referred to as happiness or
satisfaction, has grown enormously in the past decade. In this Review, we selectively …

Drawing on both classic and current approaches, I propose a theory that integrates
motivation, personality, and development within one framework, using a common set of …

An important work from a leading scholar, this book explores self-development from early
childhood to adulthood. Susan Harter traces the normative stages that define the emergence …

In this chapter, I review the literature on motivated identity construction, drawing together
insights and evidence from diverse theoretical perspectives, and I propose the foundations …

The study of culture and self casts psychology's understanding of the self, identity, or agency
as central to the analysis and interpretation of behavior and demonstrates that cultures and …

Cultural folk models of happiness and unhappiness are likely to have important bearings on
social cognition and social behavior. At present, however, little is known about the nature of …

Social class is one important source of models of agency--normative guidelines for how to
be a" good" person. Using choice as a prototypically agentic action, 5 studies test the …

Psychological Dynamics of Sport and Exercise, Fourth Edition, reflects the latest
developments in the field of sport and exercise psychology and presents various …

Identity refers to how people answer the question," Who are you?" This question may be
posed and answered explicitly or implicitly, at a personal or a collective level, to others or to …

This article presents a socioecological approach (accounting for physical, societal, and
interpersonal environments) to psychological theorizing and research. First, we demonstrate …