Why children differ in motivation to learn: Insights from over 13,000 twins from 6 countries

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 51-63

  Kovas, Yulia ^a,b,c,d   Garon Carrier, Gabrielle ^e   Boivin, Michel ^a,e   Petrill, Stephen A ^f   Plomin, Robert ^c   Malykh, Sergey B ^a,d   Spinath, Frank ^g   Murayama, Kou ^h   Ando, Juko ⁱ   Bogdanova, Olga Y ^a   Brendgen, Mara ^j   Dionne, Ginette ^e   Forget Dubois, Nadine ^e   Galajinsky, Eduard V ^a   Gottschling, Juliana ^g   Guay, Frédéric ^e   Lemelin, Jean Pascal ^k   Logan, Jessica A R ^f   Yamagata, Shinji ^l   Shikishima, Chizuru ^h   Spinath, Birgit ^m   Thompson, Lee A ⁿ   Tikhomirova, Tatiana N ^a,d   Tosto, Maria G ^q   Tremblay, Richard ^o,p,q   Vitaro, Frank ^o   more..

^a TOMSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^j UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^l The National Center for University Entrance Examinations   (Japan)

^m UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

ⁿ CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^p UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^q UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Cross cultural study; Enjoyment; Individual differences; Self perceived ability; Teacher classroom effect; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924202579     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.02.006     Document Type: Article

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