Self-generated goals and goal process appraisals: Relationships with sociodemographic factors and well-being

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 501-518

  Massey, Emma K ^a   Gebhardt, Winifred A ^a   Garnefski, Nadia ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Educational track; Ethnicity; Gender; Goal disturbance; Goal hindrance; Life satisfaction; Personal goals

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GENDER BIAS; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 67349205094     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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