Coping as a mediator of the relationships between trait intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and approaches to studying during academic exam preparation

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 664-669

  Moneta, Giovanni B ^a   Spada, Marcantonio M ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic exams; Approaches to studying; College students; Coping strategies; Mediation; Trait extrinsic motivation; Trait intrinsic motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 59949091068     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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