Achievement goals, self-handicapping, and performance attainment: A mediational analysis

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 344-361

  Elliot, Andrew J ^a   Cury, Francois ^b,c,d   Fryer, James W ^a   Huguet, Pascal ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^e Provence University   (France)

Author keywords

Competence; Mastery; Motivation; Performance approach; Performance avoidance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748699109     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.28.3.344     Document Type: Article

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