Academic achievement: The unique contribution of self-efficacy beliefs in self-regulated learning beyond intelligence, personality traits, and self-esteem

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 158-162

  Zuffianò, Antonio ^a   Alessandri, Guido ^a   Gerbino, Maria ^a   Luengo Kanacri, Bernadette Paula ^a   Di Giunta, Laura ^a   Milioni, Michela ^a   Caprara, Gian Vittorio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Intelligence; Personality traits; Self efficacy beliefs in self regulated learning; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871922271     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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