Perfectionism, implicit theories of intelligence, and Taiwanese eighth-grade students' academic engagement

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-142

  Shih, Shu Shen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

academic emotions; contingent self worth; implicit theories of intelligence; perfectionism; self handicapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951613344     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670903570368     Document Type: Article

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