Mind-sets matter: A meta-analytic review of implicit theories and self-regulation

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 655-701

  Burnette, Jeni L ^a   O'Boyle, Ernest H ^b   VanEpps, Eric M ^c   Pollack, Jeffrey M ^a   Finkel, Eli J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Implicit theories; Self control theory; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877153572     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029531     Document Type: Article

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