Using the dimensions of mastery questionnaire (DMQ) to assess mastery motivation of english-and chinese-speaking children: Psychometrics and implications for self-regulation

Handbook of Self-Regulatory Processes in Development: New Directions and International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 305-335

  Morgan, George A ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Liao, Hua Fang ^b   Xu, Qinmei ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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