Predictors of academic self-handicapping and achievement: Examining achievement goals, classroom goal structures, and culture

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 251-264

  Urdan, Tim ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2942567618     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.96.2.251     Document Type: Article

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