Performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals: When uncertainty makes a difference

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 813-827

  Darnon, Céline ^a,e   Harackiewicz, Judith M ^b   Butera, Fabrizio ^c   Mugny, Gabriel ^d   Quiamzade, Alain ^d  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Disagreement; Performance goals; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249709034     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207301022     Document Type: Article

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