Why does intrinsic motivation decline following negative feedback? The mediating role of ability self-concept and its moderation by goal orientations

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 117-128

  Weidinger, Anne F ^a   Spinath, Birgit ^b   Steinmayr, Ricarda ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ability self concept; Feedback; Goal orientation; Intrinsic motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954528305     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2016.01.003     Document Type: Article

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