Talking about interest: Exploring the role of social interaction for regulating motivation and the interest experience

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 335-370

  Thoman, Dustin B ^a   Sansone, Carol ^a   Pasupathi, Monisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

interest; interpersonal emotions; intrinsic motivation; self regulation; social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547667065     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-006-9016-3     Document Type: Article

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