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Higgins, E. T., & Nakkawita, E. (in press). Choices that feel right: Should we trust them? In A. J. Elliot (Ed.), Advances in motivation science. Elsevier.

Nakkawita, E., & Higgins, E. T. (in press). The meaning of multitasking: Why activity identification matters when engaging in multiple activities. In K. Fujita, A. Fishbach, & N. Liberman (Eds.), The psychological quest for meaning. Guilford.

Elliot, A. J., Higgins, E. T., & Nakkawita, E. (2025). The (absence of the) presence-absence distinction in motivation science. Psychological Review, 132(1), 154–172. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000508 [PDF]

Nakkawita, E., Solomon, L. H., & Higgins, E. T. (2025). When thinking about themselves and God, people believe truth matters more than control. Social Cognition. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/s7teh [PDF] [Data, Materials, and Analytic Code]

Nakkawita, E., & Higgins, E. T. (2024). Harnessing regulatory focus and regulatory fit to improve educational outcomes. Motivation Science, 10(3), 210–221. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000329 [PDF] [Referenced in Portfolio]

Nakkawita, E., & Higgins, E. T. (2024). Marketplace solutions to motivational threats: Helping consumers with four distinct types of vulnerability. In A. Y. Lee (Ed.), The vulnerable consumer (Vol. 21, pp. 97–112). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1548-643520240000021007 [PDF} [Referenced in Portfolio]

Cornwell, J. F. M., Nakkawita, E., Franks, B., & Higgins, E. T. (2023). Motivation and well-being across the lifespan: A cross-sectional examination. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 18(5), 688–694. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2022.2093787 [PDF]

Higgins, E. T., Nakkawita, E. (2023). Wanting to feel effective in our goal pursuits for both outcomes and process. In M. Bong, J. Reeve, & S. Kim (Eds.), Motivation science: Controversies and insights (pp. 40–44). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197662359.003.0007 [PDF]

Nakkawita, E., & Heiphetz, L. A. (2023). Motivational priorities reflect beliefs about God’s attributes. Social Cognition, 41(3), 239–273. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.2023.41.3.239 [PDF] [Data, Materials, and Analytic Code]

Higgins, E. T., & Nakkawita, E. (2021). Motives working together: Value, truth, and control in goal selection and pursuit. In P. A. M. Van Lange, E. T. Higgins, & A. W. Kruglanski (Eds.), Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles (3rd ed.). Guilford. [PDF]

Higgins, E. T., Nakkawita, E. (2021). Self-discrepancy and regulatory focus. In O. Braddick (Ed.), Oxford research encyclopedia of psychology. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.013.244 [PDF]

Nakkawita, E., & Heiphetz, L. (2021). The cognitive science of religion: A case for the importance of adolescence. Adolescent Research Review, 6(3), 309–322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-020-00145-y [PDF]

Higgins, E. T., Nakkawita, E., & Cornwell, J. F. M. (2020). Beyond outcomes: How regulatory focus motivates consumer goal pursuit processes. Consumer Psychology Review, 3(1), 76–90. https://doi.org/10.1002/arcp.1052 [PDF]

Higgins, E. T., Nakkawita, E., Rossignac‐Milon, M., Pinelli, F., & Jun, Y. (2020). Making the right decision: Intensifying the worth of a chosen option. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 30(4), 712–732. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcpy.1194 [PDF]

Nakkawita, E., Mathmann, F., & Higgins, E. T. (2020). Does your gain define my loss?: Socially-defined counterfactual loss and prevention-focused decision-making. Personality and Individual Differences, 160, 109926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.109926 [PDF] [Data, Materials, and Analytic Code] [Portfolio Case Study]

Conley, M. A., & Nakkawita, E. (2019). Citizen protection: A capabilities and intentions framework. In A. Larsson & R. Teigland (Eds.), The digital disruption of public services: An investigative study of the societal impact in Sweden and beyond (pp. 171–199). Routledge. [PDF]

Preprints

Nakkawita, E., & Higgins, E. T. (preprint). Motivating the journey: An integrative framework of prevention versus promotion goal pursuit activities. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/eut2k [PDF] [Data, Materials, and Analytic Code] [Portfolio Case Study]

Nakkawita, E., Avnet, T., & Itzkowitz, J. (preprint). Moving forward or staying in place: Regulatory focus pride and COVID-19. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3824012 [PDF] [Data, Materials, and Analytic Code]