A comparative study of mastery motivation in young children with Down's syndrome: Similar outcomes, different processes?

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-190

  Gilmore, Linda ^a   Cuskelly, M ^b   Hayes, A ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Down's syndrome; Mastery motivation; Outcomes; Processes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL TASK; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; MOTIVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0037339044     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.2003.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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