Academic self-concept, autonomous academic motivation, and academic achievement: Mediating and additive effects

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 644-653

  Guay, Frdric ^a   Ratelle, Catherine F ^a   Roy, Amlie ^a   Litalien, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic self concept; Autonomous academic motivation; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149496005     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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