The expression of achievement motives in interpersonal problems

Journal of Personality

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 495-526

  Conroy, David E ^a   Elliot, Andrew J ^b   Pincus, Aaron L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849175192     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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