Academic risk factors and deficits of learned hopelessness: A longitudinal study of Hong Kong secondary school students

Educational Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-138

  Au, Raymond C P ^a   Watkins, David A ^a   Hattie, John A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Attributions; Expectancy of success; Learned hopelessness; Learning strategies; Motivation; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149148770     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410903476400     Document Type: Article

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