Why do i study? the moderating effect of attachment style on academic motivation

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 560-578

  Gore, Jonathan ^a   Rogers, Mary ^b  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic; attachment style; personally autonomous reasons; relationally autonomous reasons

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956605979     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540903365448     Document Type: Article

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