Matching achievement contexts with implicit theories to maximize motivation after failure: A congruence model

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1690-1702

  El Alayli, Amani ^a  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Competence valuation; Effort; Motivation; Self theories

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CULTURE; EXERTION; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33751330947     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206291946     Document Type: Article

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