Evidence of a continuum structure of academic self-determination: A two-study test using a bifactor-ESEM representation of academic motivation

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue , 2017, Pages 67-82

  Litalien, David ^a   Morin, Alexandre J S ^b   Gagné, Marylène ^c   Vallerand, Robert J ^d,e   Losier, Gaëtan F ^f   Ryan, Richard M ^e,g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^c University of Western   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic motivation scale; Bifactor ESEM; Continuum; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021708787     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2017.06.010     Document Type: Article

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