Theory Driving Research

Theory Driving Research: New wave perspectives on self-processes and humandevelopment provides a unique insight into self-processes from varied theoreticalperspectives. The chapters in this volume develop avant-garde theoretical ideas todrive future cutting-edge empirical research and together in one collectedvolume make a valuable contribution to scholarly literature on self-processes. Among the themes covered areresurrecting the I-self a re-look at the dichotomy between the I-self and the Me-self based on James'sanalysis the actualization of human potential naturalizing and contextualizing the self hypo-egoic statespersonal proficiency networks competition and performance relationships achievement motivations passionand optimal functioning in society competence and self-worth threat new interpretations of expectancy-valueresearch methodological advances in BFLPE research and multilevel models of student achievementmotivation. This monograph the fourth in the International Advances in Self Research monograph seriesprovides a wealth of information on new theorizing and provides a platform for generating the next wave ofresearch designed to understand the fundamental role self-processes play in human development.