Culture and achievement motivation

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 917-918

  Maehr, Martin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; Asian; Culture; Social constructivist

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 50949085056     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590701838162     Document Type: Article

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