Longitudinal investigation into the role of perceived social support in adolescents' academic motivation and achievement

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 821-841

  Song, Juyeon ^a   Bong, Mimi ^a   Lee, Kyehyoung ^a,b   Kim, Sung Il ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Anyang Foreign Language High School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Achievement goals; Longitudinal study; Social support; Test anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938949388     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000016     Document Type: Article

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