The psychology of the affirmed learner: Spontaneous self-affirmation in the face of stress

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 353-373

  Brady, Shannon T ^a   Garcia, Julio ^c   Cook, Jonathan E ^e   Reeves, Stephanie L ^b   Purdie Vaughns, Valerie ^d   Taborsky Barba, Suzanne ^c   Tomasetti, Sarah ^c   Davis, Eden M ^c   Cohen, Geoffrey L ^f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Motivation; Psychological intervention; Self affirmation; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978696575     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000091     Document Type: Article

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