Avoidance Achievement Motivation: A Personal Goals Analysis

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 171-185

  Elliot, Andrew J ^a   Sheldon, Kennen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0031180019     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.1.171     Document Type: Article

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