The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Competition (Oxford Library of Psychology)

In The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Competition , Stephen M. Garcia, Avishalom Tor, and Andrew J. Elliot review and organize the literature on the psychology of competition and bring together leading researchers studying competition across the field of psychology. The first section on Biological Approaches reviews findings on competition from the subfields of psychobiology, neuroscience, psycho-endocrinology, and evolutionary psychology. The section on Motivational and Emotional Approaches examines the opposing motivational forces in competition and describes how competitive motivation is influenced by goals, competitive arousal, and envy. Cognitive and Decision-Making Approaches showcases relevant findings from the literature on judgment and decision making, social dilemmas, cognitive biases, and risk-taking. The section on Social-Personality and Organizational Approaches includes chapters on trait competitiveness, gender differences in competition, rivalry, status competition, and social comparison. The volume concludes with a section in which the psychological study of competition is focused on specific contexts, such as sports, education, and culture. The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Competition is a crucial interdisciplinary investigation into the variety of perspectives and approaches to the psychology of competition, facilitating new research and integration in the field. Cover The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Competition Copyright CONTENTS List of Contributors I Introduction 1. What Is the Psychology of Competition? 2. Competition in Psychology and Experimental Economics II Biological Approaches 3. Examination of the Potential Functional Role of Competition-​Induced Testosterone Dynamics 4. Biological Sex Differences and Competition 5. Psychobiology of Competition: A Review of Men’s Endogenous Testosterone Dynamics 6. Neuroscience and Competitive Behavior 7. The Evolution of Competition: A Darwinian Perspective III Motivational and Emotional Approaches 8. Competitive Arousal: Sources, Effects, and Implications 9. Motivational Dynamics Underlying Competition: The Opposing Processes Model of Competition and Performance 10. Competition and Goal Pursuit: A Temporally Dynamic Model 11. Intrinsic Motivation, Psychological Needs, and Competition: A Self-​Determination Theory Analysis 12. Envy: A Prevalent Emotion in Competitive Settings IV Cognitive and Decision-​Making Approaches 13. Judgmental Biases in the Perception of Competitive Advantage: On Choosing the Right Race to Run 14. Social Dilemmas: From Competition to Cooperation 15. Self-​Evaluation in Competition Pools 16. On Predicting and Being Predicted: Navigating Life in a Competitive Landscape Full of Mind Readers 17. Competition and Risk-​Taking V Social-​Personality and Organizational Approaches 18. Social Comparison and Competition: General Frameworks, Focused Models, and Emerging Phenomena 19. Psychology of Rivalry: A Social-​Cognitive Approach to Competitive Relationships 20. The Psychology of Status Competition within Organizations: Navigating Two Competing Motives 21. Social Identity and Intergroup Competition 22. Benefits and Drawbacks of Trait Competitiveness 23. Gender Differences in the Psychology of Competition VI Competition in Context 24. Ready, Steady, Go: Competition in Sport 25. Competition in Education 26. Mindfulness, Competition, and Sports Psychology: A Phenomenological Perspective 27. Hide a Dagger Behind a Smile: A Review of How Collectivistic Cultures Compete More Than Individualistic Cultures Index This volume reviews and organizes the literature on the psychology of competition and brings together leading researchers studying competition across the field of psychology. The volume begins by addressing the question, “What is the Psychology of Competition?” and distinguishes the psychological perspective from that of other disciplines, such as economics or business. The volume then presents a range of psychological approaches to the study of competition. The first section on Biological Approaches includes chapters that review findings on competition from the subfields of psychobiology, neuroscience, psycho-endocrinology, and evolutionary psychology and address the biological basis for sex differences in competition. The section on Motivational and Emotional Approaches includes chapters that variously examine the opposing motivational forces in competition and describe how competitive motivation is influenced by goals, competitive arousal, and envy. The section on Cognitive and Decision Making Approaches showcases relevant findings from the literatures on judgment and decision making, social dilemmas, cognitive biases, and risk-taking. The section on Social-Personality and Organizational Approaches includes chapters on trait competitiveness, gender differences in competition, rivalry, status competition, and social comparison. Finally, the volume concludes with a section containing chapters in which the psychological study competition is focused on specific contexts, such as in sports, education, and culture This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Competition reviews and organizes the literature on the psychology of competition and brings together leading researchers studying competition across the field of psychology. This volume is a crucial interdisciplinary investigation into the variety of perspectives and approaches to the psychology of competition, facilitating new research and integration in the field.