What do students want socially when they arrive at college? Implications of social achievement goals for social behaviors and adjustment during the first semester of college

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 504-515

  Shim, Sungok Serena ^a   Ryan, Allison M ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

First year in college; Social adjustment; Social goals; Social motivation; Transition to college

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869089526     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9272-3     Document Type: Article

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