Antecedents and consequences of situational interest

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 591-614

  Linnenbrink Garcia, Lisa ^a   Patall, Erika A ^b   Messersmith, Emily E ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84887011479     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.2012.02080.x     Document Type: Article

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