Goal Internalization and Persistence as a Function of Autonomous and Directive Forms of Goal Support

Journal of Personality

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 179-190

  Koestner, Richard ^a   Powers, Theodore A ^b   Milyavskaya, Marina ^c   Carbonneau, Noémie ^d   Hope, Nora ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924867509     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12093     Document Type: Article

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