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

Provides broad coverage of the psychology of competition literature, forming a one-stop resource for researchers working in the areaTakes a multidisciplinary approach which facilitates discussion and integration across areas of studySeparated into five sections that address the question "What is the psychology of competition?" from different vantage pointsIn 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. 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