A functional look at goal orientations: Their role for self-estimates of intelligence and performance

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 280-289

  Bipp, Tanja ^a   Steinmayr, Ricarda ^b   Spinath, Birgit ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Achievement motivation; Goal orientations; Self estimates of intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859869177     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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