Studying, practicing, and mastering: A test of the model of goal-directed behavior (MGB) in the software learning domain

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1945-1973

  Leone, Luigi ^a,d   Perugini, Marco ^b   Ercolani, Anna Paola ^c  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Psicologia   (Italy)

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EID: 11844277635     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02594.x     Document Type: Article

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