Impression management and achievement motivation: Investigating substantive links

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 16-22

  Elliot, Andrew J ^a,b   Aldhobaiban, Nawal ^b   Murayama, Kou ^c   Kobeisy, Ahmed ^b   Gocłowska, Małgorzata A ^a,d   Khyat, Aber ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; Goals; Impression management; Motives; Self deceptive enhancement

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84956620188     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12252     Document Type: Article

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