The role of personal agency beliefs in academic self-regulation: An Asian perspective

School Psychology International

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-76

  Chong, Wan Har ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Academic efficacy; Fear of failure; Self concept; Self regulation; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846668867     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034307075681     Document Type: Article

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