Dispositional flow as a mediator of the relationships between attentional control and approaches to studying during academic examination preparation

Educational Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 495-511

  Cermakova, Lucie ^a   Moneta, Giovanni B ^a   Spada, Marcantonio M ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic examinations; Approaches to studying; Attentional control; Dispositional flow; Evaluation anxiety; Mediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954638546     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443411003777697     Document Type: Article

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