Striving for Social Dominance Over Peers: The Implications for Academic Adjustment During Early Adolescence

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 417-428

  Kiefer, Sarah M ^a   Ryan, Allison M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

achievement; engagement; motivation; social goals; young adolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449090658     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.100.2.417     Document Type: Article

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