Predictors of situational disengagement in the academic setting: The contribution of grades, perceived competence, and academic motivation

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 441-455

  Stephan, Yannick ^a   Caudroit, Johan ^b   Boiché, Julie ^c   Sarrazin, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 79960489188     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709910X522285     Document Type: Article

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