Peer and teacher supports in relation to motivation and effort: A multi-level study

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue , 2017, Pages 32-45

  Wentzel, Kathryn R ^a   Muenks, Katherine ^a   McNeish, Daniel ^a   Russell, Shannon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b American Institutes for Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Effort; Motivation; Peers; Social support; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006753240     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2016.11.002     Document Type: Article

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