The appraisal of fear appeals as threatening or challenging: frequency of use, academic self-efficacy and subjective value

Educational Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1677-1697

  Putwain, David ^a   Remedios, Richard ^b   Symes, Wendy ^c  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic self efficacy; classroom environment; fear appeals; subjective value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908056801     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2014.963028     Document Type: Article

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