Achievement orientations, school adjustment, and well-being: A longitudinal study

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 789-812

  Määttä, Sami ^a   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^a   Stattin, Håkan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 36949014732     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2007.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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