Self-compassion and achievement goals: A structural equation modeling approach

Egitim Arastirmalari - Eurasian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn , Issue 31, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Akin, Ahmet ^a  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Self compassion, achievement goals, structural equation modeling, path analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 47049102886     PISSN: 1302597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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