1. Metamotivation: Emerging research on the regulation of motivational states David B. Miele, Abigail A. Scholer and Kentaro Fujita 2. Moving from research on message framing to principles of message matching: The use of gain- and loss-framed messages to promote healthy behavior Alexander J. Rothman, Keven-Joyal Desmarais and Richie L. Lenne 3. The motivational potency of nostalgia: The future is called yesterday Constantine Sedikides and Tim Wildschut 4. A development-in-sociocultural-context perspective on the multiple pathways to youth’s engagement in learning Ming-Te Wang, Daphne A. Henry and Jessica L. Degol 5. 35 years of research on students' subjective task values and motivation: A look back and a look forward Allan Wigfield and Jacquelynne S. Eccles 6. Adaptive self-regulation, subjective well-being, and physical health: The importance of goal adjustment capacities Carsten Wrosch and Michael F. Scheier

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