A three-phase examination of academic comparative optimism and perceived academic control

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-439

  Ruthig, Joelle C ^a   Hanson, Bridget L ^a   Marino, Joanna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

College student achievement; Comparative optimism; Perceived academic control

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350020544     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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