Motivational profiles and achievement: A prospective study testing potential mediators

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-92

  Boiché, Julie ^a   Stephan, Yannick ^a,b  

^a University of Montpellier   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Cluster; Grade; Motivation; Persistence; Temporal resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895906360     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-013-9361-6     Document Type: Article

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