Motivation and performance in physical education: An experimental test

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-85

  Moreno, Juan A ^a   González Cutre, David ^b   Martín Albo, José ^c   Cervelló, Eduardo ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Implicit ability beliefs; Intrinsic motivation; Performance; Self determination theory; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749327723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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