Perceived control and academic performance: A comparison of high- and low-performing children on within-person change patterns

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 540-547

  Musher Eizenman, Dara R ^a   Nesselroade, John R ^b   Schmitz, Bernhard ^c  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; MOOD; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; TIME;

EID: 0036853684     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250143000517     Document Type: Review

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