Engagement as flourishing: The contribution of positive emotions and coping to adolescents' engagement at school and with learning

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 419-431

  Reschly, Amy L ^a   Huebner, E Scott ^b   Appleton, James J ^c   Antaramian, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Gwinnett County Public Schools   (United States)

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EID: 43849091121     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20306     Document Type: Article

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