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1. Psychology of Self-Regulation

   Cognitive, Affective, and Motivational Processes

   Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Roy F. Baumeister, Dianne M. Tice

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   The ability to regulate and control our behaviors is a key accomplishment of the human species, yet the psychological mechanisms involved in self-regulation remain incompletely understood. This book presents contributions from leading international researchers who survey the most recent...

   Published May 25th 2009 by Psychology Press
2. Religion and Psychology

   A Special Issue of Psychological Inquiry

   Edited by Roy F. Baumeister

   Conceived as a way of bringing the study of religion closer to mainstream psychology, this issue touches on a remarkable range of psychological phenomena, including coping with stress, physical health, self-deception, consistency and rationalization, attachment, memory and distortion, prejudice,...

   Published December 31st 2002 by Psychology Press
3. Social Psychology and Human Sexuality

   Key Readings

   Edited by Roy F. Baumeister

   Series: Key Readings in Social Psychology

   In spite of its central importance in human relationships, the study of sexuality has been somewhat neglected by social psychologists. This reader brings together a fascinating selection of articles which examine sex as a social phenomenon: as a group of behavior patterns that people engage in...

   Published March 8th 2001 by Psychology Press
4. Self in Social Psychology

   Key Readings

   Edited by Roy F. Baumeister

   Series: Key Readings in Social Psychology

   Published October 31st 1999 by Psychology Press
5. Masochism and the Self

   By Roy F. Baumeister

   This volume provides an integrative theory firmly grounded in current psychology of the self, and offers a fresh, compelling account of one of psychology's most enigmatic behavior patterns. Professor Baumeister provides comprehensive coverage of historical and cross-cultural theories and empirical...

   Published February 28th 1989 by Psychology Press