The role of attainment value, academic self-efficacy, and message frame in the appraisal of value-promoting messages

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 446-460

  Symes, Wendy ^a   Putwain, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic self efficacy; fear appeals; message frame; subjective task value; value promoting messages

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL TEACHER; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SCHOOL TEACHERS; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS;

EID: 85027957902     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12117     Document Type: Article

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