Achievement goals, self-handicapping, and performance: A 2 × 2 achievement goal perspective

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1471-1482

  Ntoumanis, Nikos ^a   Thøgersen Ntoumani, Cecilie ^a   Smith, Alison L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approach; Avoidance; Competence valuation; Mastery goals; Performance goals

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SPORT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF EFFICACY; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949125591     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410903150459     Document Type: Article

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