Raising trophy kids: The role of mothers' contingent self-esteem in maternal promotion of extrinsic goals

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 40-49

  Soenens, Bart ^a   Wuyts, Dorien ^a   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^a   Mageau, Geneviève A ^b   Brenning, Katrijn ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contingent self esteem; Extrinsic intrinsic; Goals; Parenting; Self determination; Social dominance orientation

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; ADULT; BELGIUM; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROL; EGO DEVELOPMENT; GENDER IDENTITY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928167504     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.04.001     Document Type: Article

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