The influence of avoidance temperament and avoidance-based achievement goals on flow

Journal of Personality

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 171-181

  Oertig, Daniela ^a   Schüler, Julia ^b   Brandstätter, Veronika ^a   Augustine, Adam A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF EFFICACY; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899654746     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12043     Document Type: Article

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