Self-handicapping strategies in physical education classes: The influence of implicit theories of the nature of ability and achievement goal orientations

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 139-156

  Ommundsen, Yngvar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; Motivation; Theory of ability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042739419     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1469-0292(00)00019-4     Document Type: Article

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