The Role of Mothers’ Communication in Promoting Motivation for Math and Science Course-Taking in High School

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 49-64

  Hyde, Janet S ^a   Canning, Elizabeth A ^a   Rozek, Christopher S ^a   Clarke, Emily ^a   Hulleman, Chris S ^b   Harackiewicz, Judith M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCIENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTHERS; MOTIVATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SCIENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958781269     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12253     Document Type: Article

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