A self-determination theory approach to predicting school achievement over time: The unique role of intrinsic motivation

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 342-358

  Taylor, Geneviève ^a   Jungert, Tomas ^a,e   Mageau, Geneviève A ^b   Schattke, Kaspar ^c   Dedic, Helena ^d   Rosenfield, Steven ^d   Koestner, Richard ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Canada   (Canada)

^d CEGEP Vanier College   (Canada)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Autonomous motivation; Intrinsic motivation; Longitudinal; School performance; Self determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908324406     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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