Measuring goal orientation in a work domain: Construct validity evidence for the 2×2 Framework

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 697-718

  Baranik, Lisa E ^a,b   Barron, Kenneth E ^a   Finney, Sara J ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UGA Room 301 C ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Construct validity; Mastery avoidance; Work motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547170049     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164406292090     Document Type: Article

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