Synergistic Effects of Expectancy and Value on Homework Engagement: The Case for a Within-Person Perspective

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 428-460

  Nagengast, Benjamin ^a   Trautwein, Ulrich ^a   Kelava, Augustin ^a   Lüdtke, Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84878962566     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273171.2013.775060     Document Type: Article

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