A 2 × 2 achievement goal framework

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 501-519

  Elliot, Andrew J ^a   McGregor, Holly A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

ACHIEVEMENT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FREEDOM; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0035288218     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.80.3.501     Document Type: Article

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