The benefits of autonomy support for adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral problems

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 688-700

  Savard, Audrey ^a   Joussemet, Mireille ^a   Emond Pelletier, Julie ^a   Mageau, Geneviève A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Clinical population; Internalization; Motivation; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888013205     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-013-9351-8     Document Type: Article

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