Primary and secondary control in achievement settings: A longitudinal field study of academic motivation, emotions, and performance

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1430-1470

  Hall, Nathan C ^a,b   Perry, Raymond P ^a   Ruthig, Joelle C ^a   Hladkyj, Steven ^a   Chipperfield, Judith G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33744720781     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00067.x     Document Type: Article

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