Within-person analyses of situational interest and boredom: Interactions between task-specific perceptions and achievement goals

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1122-1134

  Tanaka, Ayumi ^a   Murayama, Kou ^b  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Difficulty; Expectancy; Interest; Utility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925454890     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036659     Document Type: Article

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