Begin-of-school-year perceived autonomy-support and structure as predictors of end-of-school-year study efforts and procrastination: the mediating role of autonomous and controlled motivation

Educational Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 435-450

  Mouratidis, A ^a   Michou, A ^b   Aelterman, N ^c   Haerens, L ^c   Vansteenkiste, M ^c  

^a TED UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

adolescence; learning environment; learning strategies; path analysis; Self determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 85034250563     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2017.1402863     Document Type: Article

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