Arlen Moller

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Title
Associate Professor
Department
Department of Psychology
Institution
Illinois Institute of Technology

Education

  • PhD, Social Psychology, University of Rochester

Research Interests

Intrinsic Motivation   Physical Activity Goals   Self Determination  

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Contact Information

  3424 S State St, Tech Central, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60616

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Research
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List of Publications (64)
In 2023
64

Moller, A. C., Caio V. S., Lee, K. J., Alon, D., & Lu, A. S. (2023). A comprehensive systematic review and content analysis of active video game intervention research. Digital Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231171232

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Moller, A. C., Caio V. S., Lee, K. J., Alon, D., & Lu, A. S. (2023). Active video game interventions targeting physical activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research: Serious Games. https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e45243

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62

Ntoumanis, N., & Moller, A. C. (2023). Facilitating Health Behavior Change: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective (Chapter 38). In R. M. Ryan & E. L. Deci (Eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Self-Determination Theory. (2nd Edition), Oxford University Press. https://doi-org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197600047.013.39

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61

Sabri, B., Pebole, M. M., Jacques-Tiura, A. J., Behrman, P., & Moller, A. C. (2023). POSITION STATEMENT: Strengthening Gun Safety Policies to Reduce Domestic Violence-Related Injuries and Deaths. Society of Behavioral Medicine. https://www.sbm.org/UserFiles/StrengtheningGunSafetyPolicies.pdf

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In 2022
60

Moller, A. C., Olafsen, A. H, Jager, A. & Kao, A. C., & Williams, G. C. (2022). Motivational mechanisms underlying physicians' occupational health: A self-determination theory perspective. Medical Care Research & Review, 79, 255-266. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775587211007748

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59

Moller, A. C., Kornfield, R., Lu, A. S. (2022). Competition in digital games-for-health as basic need supporting or frustrating: Extending SDT-informed HCI research. Peer-reviewed position paper for the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'22 Workshop on Self-Determination Theory in HCI: Shaping a Research Agenda), April 29-May 5, 2022, New Orleans, LA, USA.

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Lu, A. S. & Moller, A. C. (2022). Elaborating the role of narrative and self-determination theory (SDT) in game design research. Peer-reviewed position paper for the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'22 Workshop on Self-Determination Theory in HCI: Shaping a Research Agenda), April 29-May 5, 2022, New Orleans, LA, USA.

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Psychological Science Accelerator Self-Determination Theory Collaboration (2022). A global experiment on motivating social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2111091119

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56

Du Bois, S., Manser, K., Cannon, M., Guerra, W., Lee, J., & Moller, A. C. (2022). Facilitators and barriers to SOGI disclosure to healthcare providers among LGBTQ+ college students. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services. http://doi.org/10.1080/10538720.2022.2116139

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Weinstein, N., Legate, N., Graham, L., Zheng, Y., Plater, M., Al-Khouj, M., & Moller, A. C. (2022). The role of perceived autonomy-supportive communication for motivating prejudice reduction and avoiding defiant backlash within the police force workplace. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. http://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12953

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In 2020
54

Teixeira, P. J., Marques, M. M., Silva, M. N., Brunet, J., Duda, J., Haerens, L., La Guardia, J., Lindwall, M., Lonsdale, C., Markland, D., Michie, S., Moller, A. C., Ntoumanis, N., Patrick, H., Reeve, J., Ryan, R. M., Sebire, S., Standage, M., Vansteenkiste, M., Weinstein, N., Weman-Josefsson, K., Williams, G. C., Hagger, M. (2020). Classification of techniques used in self-determination theory-based change interventions in health contexts: An expert consensus study. Motivation Science. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000172

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53

Moller, A. C., & Deci, E. L. (2020). Intrinsic Motivation. In F. Maggino (Eds): Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, New York: Springer Nature Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7

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Moller, A. C. (2020). Intrinsic Motivation. Center for Self-Determination Theory. https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/experiments-on-intrinsic-motivation-and-self-regulation/application-intrinsic-motivation/

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In 2019
51

Keeny, J. Schneider, K., & Moller, A. C. (2019). Lessons learned during the development of an asynchronous, active video game intervention: Moving fantasy sports from sedentary to active. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 41, 200-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.12.003

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50

Moller, A. C., Jager, A. J., Williams, G. C., & Kao, A. C. (2019). U.S. physicians' work motivation and their occupational health: A national survey of practicing physicians. Medical Care, 57, 334-340. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001101

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Moller, A. C., & Sheldon, K. M. (2019). Athletic scholarships are negatively associated with intrinsic motivation for sports, even decades later: Evidence for long-term undermining. Motivation Science. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000133

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48

Moller, A. C., Ntoumanis, N., & Williams, G. C. (2019). Financial incentives may influence health behaviors, but do we end up with less than we paid for? A self-determination theory perspective. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53(11), 939-941. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaz038

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Moller, A. C., & Deci, E. L. (2014/2019). Intrinsic Motivation (p. 3378-3381). In A. C. Michalos (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research, Springer Press, Dordrecht, Netherlands. ISBM# 978-94-007-0752-8

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Maher, K., Moller, A. C., & Raja, S. (2019). Leading the narrative: How do researchers and clinicians discuss gun violence? Society of Behavioral Medicine, Outlook, Fall 2019.

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45

Miller, J. L., Paciga, K. A., Kocurek, C. A., & Moller, A. C. (2019). Editorial: Interactive Digital Technologies and Early Childhood. Frontiers in Psychology: Human-Media Interaction.

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In 2018
44

Kao, A. C., Jager, A., Koenig, B., Moller, A. C., Tutty, M., Williams, G. C., Wright, S. (2018). Physician perception of pay fairness and its association with work satisfaction, intent to leave current practice, and personal health. Journal of General Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4303-8

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Moller, A. C., Roth, G., Niemiec, C. P., Kanat-Maymon, Y., & Deci, E. L. (2018). Mediators of the associations between parents' conditional regard and the quality of their adult-children's peer relationships. Motivation & Emotion, 43, 35-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-018-9727-x

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In 2017
42

Moller, A. C., Merchant, G., Conroy, D., West, R., Hekler, E., Kuglar, K., & Michie, S. (2017). Applying and advancing behavior change theories and techniques in the context of digital health interventions. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 40, 85-98. https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s10865-016-9818-7

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Ryan, R. M. & Moller, A.C. (2017). Competence as a necessary but not sufficient condition for high quality motivation: A self-determination theory perspective. In A. Elliot, C. Dweck, & D. Yeager (Eds.) Handbook of Competence Motivation (2nd Edition, pp. 214-231), New York: Guilford Press.

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In 2015
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Poncela-Casasnovas, J., Spring, B., McClary, D., Moller, A. C., Mukogo, R., Pellegrini, C. A., Coons, M. J., Davidson, M, Mukherjee, S., Amaral, L. A. N. (2015). Social embeddedness in an online weight management program is linked to greater weight loss. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 12(104). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0686

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In 2014
39

Moller, A. C., Buscemi, J., McFadden, H. G., Hedeker, D., & Spring, B. (2014). Financial motivation undermines potential enjoyment in an intensive diet & activity intervention. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 37, 819-827. PMID: 24142187, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-013-9542-5

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Spring, B., Moller, A. C., Colangelo, L., Siddique, J., Roehrig, M., Daviglus, M., Polak, J. F., Reis, J. P., Sidney, S., Liu, K. (2014). Healthy lifestyle change and subclinical atherosclerosis in young adults: Coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) Study. Circulation, 130, 10-17. PMID: 24982115, https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.005445

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Moller, A. C., Majewski, S., Standish, M., Agarwal, P., Podowski, A., Carson, R., Eyesus, B., Shah, A., & Schneider, K. L. (2014). Augmented fantasy sports: Rationale and feasibility of leveraging online fantasy sports to promote physical activity. Journal of Internet Medical Research Serious Games, 4, e13. https://doi.org/10.2196/games.3691

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Moller, A. C., & Deci, E. L. (2014). The psychology of getting paid: An integrated perspective (pp.189-211). In E. H. Bijleveld & H. Aarts (Eds.), The psychological science of money, New York, NY: Springer Press.

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In 2013
35

Spring, B., Pictor, A., DeMott, A., Ferguson, M., & Moller, A. C. (2013). Research to practice translation. In M. D. Gellman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, Boston MA: Springer Press.

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Moller, A. C., & Spring, B. (2013). What to do when near-term rewards mask long-term consequences. Interview by Paul Terry. American Journal of Health Promotion, 27(4). PMID: 23570063

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Moller, A. C., Waters, E. A., & Hay, J. L. (2013). Financial incentives in behavioral medicine: A complex issue. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Outlook. Fall 2013. http://www.sbm.org/outlook/1013/articles.php?article=10

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In 2012
32

Spring, B., Moller, A. C., Coons, M. (2012). Multiple health behaviours: Overview and implications. Journal of Public Health, 34(S1), i3-i10. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdr111

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Liu, K., Daviglus, M., Loria, C., Colangelo, L., Spring, B., Moller, A. C., & Lloyd-Jones, D. (2012). Healthy lifestyle through young adulthood and presence of low cardiovascular disease risk profile in middle age. Circulation, 125, 996-1003. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.060681

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Moller, A.C., McFadden, H. G., Hedeker, D., Spring, B. (2012). Financial motivation undermines maintenance in an intensive diet and activity intervention. Journal of Obesity, 2012, 1-8, https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/740519, PMC3323849

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Spring, B., Schneider, K., McFadden, H. G., Vaughn, J., Kozak, A. T., Smith, M., Moller, A. C., Epstein, L. H., DeMott, A., Hedeker, D., Siddique, J., Lloyd-Jones, D. M. (2012). Multiple behavior changes in diet and activity: A randomized controlled trial using mobile technology. Archives of Internal Medicine, 172(10), 789-796. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1044

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Pellegrini, C. A., Duncan, J. M., Moller, A. C., Buscemi, J., Sularz, A., DeMott, A., Pictor, A., Pagoto, S., Siddique, J., & Spring, B. (2012). A Smartphone-Supported Weight Loss Program: Design of the ENGAGED Randomized Controlled Trial. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-1041

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Spring, B., Moller, A. C., Falk-Krzesinski, H. J., & Hall, K. L. (2012). An emerging science and praxis for research and practice teams (Editorial; Special Issue Guest Editors). Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2(4), 411-414.

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In 2011
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Meier, B. P., Moller, A. C., Chen, J., & Riemer-Peltz, M. H. (2011). Embodied real estate: North-South location biases housing preference and pricing. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2(5), 547-553. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550611401042

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Diehl, J. J., Wolf, J., Herlihy, L., & Moller, A. C. (2011). Seeing red: Are colors a window into implicit societal conceptions of the autism spectrum? Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 31(3).

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Hesse, B.W. (2011). COALESCE (CTSA Online Assistance for Leveraging the Science of Collaborative Effort). JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 306, 1925-1926. This is a review of the TeamScience.net online training tool developed by Spring, B., Moller, A. C., and Falk-Krzesinski, H. J.

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In 2010
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Deci, E. L., Friedman, R., Elliot, A. J., Moller, A. C. , & Aarts, H. (2010). Motivational synchronicity: Priming motivational states via exposure to others. Motivation and Emotion, 34, 34-38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-009-9151-3

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Moller, A. C., & Deci, E. L. (2010). Interpersonal control, dehumanization, and violence: A self-determination theory perspective. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 13, 41-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430209350318

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Moller, A. C., Deci, E. L., & Elliot, A. J. (2010). Person-level relatedness and the incremental value of relating. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 754-767. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167210371622

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Spring, B., Schneider, K., McFadden, H.G., Vaughn, J., Kozak, A. T., Smith, M., Moller, A. C., Epstein, L., Russell, S., DeMott, A., & Hedeker, D. (2010). Make Better Choices (MBC) Study Design: An RCT Testing Optimal Technology-Supported Change in Multiple Diet and Physical Activity Risk Behaviors. BMC Public Health, 10, 586. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-586

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Moller, A. C., Meier, B. P., & Wall, R. W. (2010). Developing an experimental induction of flow: Effortless action in the lab (p. 191-204). In B. J. Bruya (Ed.), Effortless Attention: A New Perspective in the Cognitive Science of Attention and Action, Boston, MA: MIT Press.

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In 2009
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Moller, A. C., Elliot, A. J., & Maier, M. (2009). Basic hue-meaning associations. Emotion, 9, 898-902. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017811

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Moller, A. C. (2009). [Review of the book Handbook of Research Methods in Personality Psychology]. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28 (6), 796-798.

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Friedman, R., Moller, A. C., Fryer, J. W., Zahn, I., Law, W., Acuff, R. D., Niesta, D., Murayama, K., Meier, A. M., Jelstad, B., & Elliot, A. J. (2009). Achievement goals in the context of the hierarchical model of approach-avoidance achievement motivation. In S. Karabenick & A. Kaplan (Eds.), Culture, Self, and Motivation: Essays in Honor of Martin L. Maehr. NY: Information Age Publishers.

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Moller, A. C., & Elliot, A. E. (2009). Competence (p. 121-122). In D. Matsumoto (Ed.), In Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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In 2008
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Moller, A. C., Forbes-Jones, E., Hightower, A. D, & Friedman, R. (2008). The influence of preschool classroom sex composition: Boys fare worse in preschool classrooms with more boys. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23, 409-418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2008.05.001

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Moller, A. C., Forbes-Jones, E., Hightower, A. D. (2008). Classroom age-composition and developmental change in 70 urban classrooms. Journal of Educational Psychology, 100, 741-753. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013099

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Moller, A. C., Elliot, A. J., Friedman, R. (2008). When competence and love are at stake: Achievement goals and perceived closeness to parents in an achievement context. Journal of Research in Personality, 42, 1386-1391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2008.05.005

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In 2007
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Elliot, A. E., Maier, M., Moller, A. C., Friedman, R., & Meinhardt, J. (2007). Color and psychological functioning: The effect of red on performance attainment. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 136, 154-168. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.136.1.154

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Moller, A. C., Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2007). Self-determination theory (p. 806-810). In R. F. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology, Vol. 2, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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Moller, A. C., & Deci, E. L. (2007). Control (p. 182-185). In R. F. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology, Vol. 1, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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In 2006
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Moller, A. C., Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2006). Self-determination theory and public policy: Improving the quality of consumer decisions without using coercion. Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, 25, 104-116. https://doi.org/10.1509/jppm.25.1.104

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Deci, E. L., La Guardia, J. G., Moller, A. C., Scheiner, M. J., & Ryan, R. M. (2006). On the benefits of giving as well as receiving autonomy support: Mutuality in close friendships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 313-327. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167205282148

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Cury, F., Elliot, A. J., Da Fonseca, D., & Moller, A. C. (2006). The social-cognitive model of achievement motivation and the 2 x 2 achievement goal framework. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90, 666-679. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.90.4.666

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Moller, A. C., Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2006). Choice & ego-depletion: A self-determination theory perspective. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 1024-1036. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167206288008

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Moller, A. C., Friedman, R., & Deci, E. L. (2006). A self-determination theory perspective on the interpersonal and intrapersonal aspects of self-esteem. In M. H. Kernis (Ed.), Self-Esteem Issues and Answers: A Sourcebook of Current Perspectives, Philadelphia: Psychology Press.

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Moller, A. C., & Elliot, A. J. (2006). The 2 x 2 achievement goal framework: An overview of empirical research (pp. 307-326). In A. V. Mitel (Ed.), Focus on Educational Psychology Research, New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

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In 2005
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Deci, E. L., & Moller, A. C. (2005). The concept of competence: A starting place for understanding intrinsic motivation and self-determined extrinsic motivation (pp. 579-597). In A. Elliot & C. Dweck (Eds.) Handbook of Competence Motivation, New York: Plenum Press.

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In 2004
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Elliot, A. J., & Moller, A. C. (2003). Performance-approach goals: Good or bad forms of regulation? International Journal of Educational Research, 39, 339-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2004.06.003

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