Distinguishing Autonomous and Directive Forms of Goal Support: Their Effects on Goal Progress, Relationship Quality, and Subjective Well-Being

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1609-1620

  Koestner, Richard ^a   Powers, Theodore A ^b   Carbonneau, Noémie ^c   Milyavskaya, Marina ^a   Chua, Sook Ning ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

autonomy support; directive support; goal progress; self determination theory; well being

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FRIENDS; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870191125     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212457075     Document Type: Article

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