Testing the predictors of boredom at school: Development and validation of the precursors to boredom scales

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 421-440

  Daschmann, Elena C ^a,b   Goetz, Thomas ^a,b   Stupnisky, Robert H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b Thurgau University of Teacher Education   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BOREDOM; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEACHING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; BOREDOM; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 79960520290     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709910X526038     Document Type: Article

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