The Interplay of Mastery and Performance Goals in Social Comparison: A Multiple-Goal Perspective

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 212-222

  Darnon, Céline ^a   Dompnier, Benoît ^b   Gilliéron, Ophélie ^b   Butera, Fabrizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

mastery goals; multiple goals; performance goals; social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249087671     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018161     Document Type: Article

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