Identity-Based Motivation: Implications for Intervention

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1001-1043

  Oyserman, Daphna ^a   Destin, Mesmin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

achievement; adolescence; African American; depression; health; Hispanic; possible selves; prevention; school; self regulation; social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956721394     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000010374775     Document Type: Article

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