Toward a more social understanding of achievement goals: The interpersonal effects of mastery and performance goals

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 324-328

  Poortvliet, P Marijn ^a   Darnon, Céline ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

achievement goals; interpersonal behavior; mastery goals; performance goals

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649399393     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721410383246     Document Type: Article

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