{"id":5072,"date":"2020-10-16T22:37:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T22:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/?page_id=5072"},"modified":"2026-09-21T18:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:37:38","slug":"motivation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/index.php\/publications\/motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chee-et-al-2025-prosociality-as-a-means-to-buffer-loneliness-and-strengthen-well-being.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Prosociality as a means to buffer loneliness and strengthen well-being<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Princeton X. Chee, Claire. J. Shimshock, &amp; Bonnie M. Le (2025).<\/p>\n<p><em>Journal of Social and Personal Relationships<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lemay-et-al.-2023-Listening-and-the-pursuit-of-communal-relationships.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Listening and the pursuit of communal relationships<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edward P. Lemay, Jr., Bonnie M. Le, &amp; Margaret S. Clark\u00a0 (2023).<\/p>\n<p><em>Current Opinion in Psychology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economic status and avoidance motivation: A meta-analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Karen M. Gilbert, Andrew J. Elliot, &amp; Bonnie M. Le (2022).<\/p>\n<p><em>Motivation and Emotion<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Schrage-et-al.-2022-Feeling-appreciated-predicts-prosocial-motivation-in-avoidantly-attached-individuals.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Feeling appreciated promotes prosocial motivation in avoidantly attached individuals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kristina M. Schrage, Bonnie M. Le, Jennifer E. Stellar, &amp; Emily A. Impett (2022).<\/p>\n<p><em>Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Shimshock-Le-2022-A-model-of-relational-hope-and-well-being.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Having the will, finding the ways, and wishes for the future: A model of relational hope and well-being<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Claire J. Shimshock &amp; Bonnie M. Le (2022).<\/p>\n<p><em>Social and Personality Psychology Compass\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Le-Impett-2019-Communal-motivation-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communal motivation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bonnie M. Le &amp; Emily A. Impett (2019).<\/p>\n<p><em>Macmillan Encyclopedia of Intimate and Family Relationships<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Le-Impett-2019-Parenting-goal-pursuit-is-linked-to-emotional-well-being-relationship-quality-and-responsiveness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Parenting goal pursuit is linked to emotional well-being, relationship quality, and responsiveness<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bonnie M. Le &amp; Emily A. Impett (2019).<\/p>\n<p><em>Journal of Social and Personal Relationships<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Le-et-al.-2019-How-gender-age-and-socioeconomic-status-predict-parenting-goal-pursuit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>How gender, age, and socioeconomic status predict parenting goal pursuit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bonnie M. Le, John K. Sakaluk, Lisa C. Day, &amp; Emily A. Impett (2019).<\/p>\n<p><em>Journal of Social and Personal Relationships<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Le-et-al.-2018-Communal-motivation-and-well-being-in-interpersonal-relationships-An-integrative-review-and-meta-analysis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Communal motivation and well-being in interpersonal relationships: An integrative review and meta-analysis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bonnie M. Le, Emily A. Impett, Edward P. Lemay Jr., Amy Muise, &amp; Konstantin O. Tskhay (2018).<\/p>\n<p><em>Psychological Bulletin<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Le-Impett-2015-The-rewards-of-caregiving-for-communally-motivated-parents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The rewards of caregiving for communally motivated parents<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bonnie M. Le &amp; Emily A. Impett (2015).<\/p>\n<p><em>Social Psychological and Personality Science<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Impett-et-al-2013-The-joys-of-genuine-giving-Approach-and-avoidance-sacrifice-motivation-and-authenticity.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The joys of genuine giving: Approach and avoidance sacrifice motivation and authenticity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Emily A. Impett, Leyla Javam, Bonnie M. Le, Behzad Asyaby-Eshghi, &amp; Aleksandr Kogan (2013).<\/p>\n<p><em>Personal Relationships<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Impett-et-al.-2013-Sacrificing-for-avoidance-goals-is-not-costly-for-the-highly-interdependent.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>To give or not to give? Sacrificing for avoidance goals is not costly for the highly interdependent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Emily A. Impett, Bonnie M. Le, Behzad Asyabi-Eshghi, Lisa C. Day, &amp; Aleksandr Kogan (2013).<\/p>\n<p><em>Social Psychological and Personality Science<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/lelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Le-et-al.-2013-The-personal-and-interpersonal-rewards-of-communal-orientation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The personal and interpersonal rewards of communal orientation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bonnie M. Le, Emily A. Impett, Aleksandr Kogan, Gregory D. Webster, &amp; Cecilia Cheng (2013).<\/p>\n<p><em>Journal of Social and Personal Relationships<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Prosociality as a means to buffer loneliness and strengthen well-being Princeton X. Chee, Claire. J. Shimshock, &amp; Bonnie M. Le (2025). 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