Predicting individual's interest after a performance result: The roles of motivational orientations at high and low performance

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 557-584

  Hirschfeld, Robert R ^a   Lawson, Lucinda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39749181829     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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