A Meta-Analytic Review of Achievement Goal Measures: Different Labels for the Same Constructs or Different Constructs With Similar Labels?

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 422-449

  Hulleman, Chris S ^a   Schrager, Sheree M ^b   Bodmann, Shawn M ^c   Harackiewicz, Judith M ^c  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

achievement goals; interest; meta analysis; motivation; performance

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); CHILD; GOALS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTENTION; MOTIVATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953305381     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018947     Document Type: Article

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