Actual environments do affect motivation and psychological adjustment: A test of self-determination theory in a natural setting

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 81-89

  Philippe, Frederick L ^a   Vallerand, Robert J ^a  

^a Station Centre ville   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Psychological adjustment; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949093406     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-008-9087-z     Document Type: Article

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