Effects of using motivational regulation strategies on students' academic procrastination, academic performance, and well-being

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue , 2016, Pages 162-170

  Grunschel, Carola ^a   Schwinger, Malte ^b   Steinmayr, Ricarda ^c   Fries, Stefan ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Academic procrastination; Motivational regulation strategies; Self regulated learning; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976391763     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2016.06.008     Document Type: Article

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