Relations among personal agency, motivation, and school adjustment in early adolescence

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-31

  Walls, Theodore A ^a   Little, Todd D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 14844332018     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.97.1.23     Document Type: Article

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