The adoption of approach versus avoidance goals: The role of goal-relevant resources

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-229

  Schnelle, Jessica ^a   Brandstätter, Veronika ^a   Knöpfel, Annina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Approach and avoidance goals; Goal relevant resources; Goals; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955927352     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-010-9173-x     Document Type: Article

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