Self-construal and students' math self-concept, anxiety and achievement: An examination of achievement goals as mediators

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 184-195

  Luo, Wenshu ^a   Hogan, David ^a   Tan, Liang See ^a   Kaur, Berinderjeet ^a   Ng, Pak Tee ^a   Chan, Melvin ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Achievement; Achievement goals; Anxiety; Self concept; Self construal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937526457     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12058     Document Type: Article

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