Enriching the hierarchical model of achievement motivation: Autonomous and controlling reasons underlying achievement goals

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 650-666

  Michou, Aikaterini ^a   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^b   Mouratidis, Athanasios ^c   Lens, Willy ^d,e  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Autonomous motivation; Controlled motivation; Fear of failure; Hierarchical model of achievement motivation; Need for achievement; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GOALS; GREECE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910601490     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12055     Document Type: Article

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