Psychological Capital Among University Students: Relationships with Study Engagement and Intrinsic Motivation

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 979-994

  Siu, Oi Ling ^a   Bakker, Arnold B ^b   Jiang, Xinhui ^c  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c YUNNAN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cross lagged analysis; Intrinsic motivation; Psychological capital; Study engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881089065     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: 15737780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-013-9459-2     Document Type: Article

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