Expectancy of success, subjective task-value, and message frame in the appraisal of value-promoting messages made prior to a high-stakes examination

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 325-343

  Putwain, David W ^a   Symes, Wendy ^b  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Expectancy of success; Fear appeals; Message frame; Subjective task value; Value promoting messages

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966447538     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: 15731928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-016-9337-y     Document Type: Article

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