Adaptive regulation of emotions is imperative for successful sport performance. However,
the lion's share of mainstream emotion regulation (ER) literature is founded on perspectives …

Emotional faces communicate both the emotional state and behavioral intentions of an
individual. They also activate behavioral tendencies in the perceiver, namely approach or …

This research tests whether the perception of red in an achievement context evokes
avoidance behavior without conscious awareness and also examines the context specificity …

Emotions motivate individuals to attain appetitive goals and avoid aversive consequences.
Empirical investigations have detailed how broad approach and avoidance orientations are …

Facial expressions are potent social cues that can induce behavioral dispositions, such as
approach–avoidance tendencies. We studied these tendencies by asking participants to …

Self-determination theory (SDT) proposes that all humans have a need for competence. But
is this need modulated by individual differences? Our research integrated SDT, which …

Abstract Self-Determination Theory (Deci and Ryan in Intrinsic motivation and self-
determination in human behavior. Plenum Press, New York, 1985) suggests that certain …

Abstract Approach and avoidance tendencies have helped explain phenomena as diverse
as addiction (Mogg, Field, & Bradley, 2005), phobia (Rinck & Becker, 2007), and intergroup …

The present article starts with discussing similarities and differences between
conceptualizations of human needs in self‐determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan [1985] …

Numerous studies use arm movements (arm flexion and extension) to investigate the
interaction between emotional stimuli and approach/avoidance behaviour. In many …