Intrinsic and extrinsic goals: Their structure and relationship to well-being in German and U.S. college students

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 225-241

  Schmuck, Peter ^a   Kasser, Tim ^b   Ryan, Richard M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

GERMANY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034089850     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007084005278     Document Type: Article

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