The balance of intrinsic need satisfaction across contexts as a predictor of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 753-765

  Emery, A Ann ^a   Toste, Jessica R ^b   Heath, Nancy L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Basic needs; Children; Depression; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941741307     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-015-9491-0     Document Type: Article

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