Helping Parents to Motivate Adolescents in Mathematics and Science: An Experimental Test of a Utility-Value Intervention

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 899-906

  Harackiewicz, Judith M ^a   Rozek, Christopher S ^a   Hulleman, Chris S ^b   Hyde, Janet S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic motivation; educational intervention; STEM motivation

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; PARENT; RANDOMIZATION; SCIENCE; STUDENT; TECHNOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCIENCE; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865061361     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611435530     Document Type: Article

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