Repeated success and failure influences on self-efficacy and personal goals

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-198

  Spieker, Casey J ^a   Hinsz, Verlin B ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Goal setting; Repeated failure; Repeated success; Self efficacy; Task performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842477967     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2004.32.2.191     Document Type: Article

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