Autonomous and controlled reasons underlying achievement goals: Implications for the 3 × 2 achievement goal model in educational and work settings

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 858-875

  Gillet, Nicolas ^a   Lafrenière, Marc André K ^b   Huyghebaert, Tiphaine ^a   Fouquereau, Evelyne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Anxiety; Autonomous and controlled motivations; Engagement; Positive affect; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945457518     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-015-9505-y     Document Type: Article

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