The impact of feedback valence and communication style on intrinsic motivation in middle childhood: Experimental evidence and generalization across individual differences

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 170, Issue , 2018, Pages 134-160

  Mabbe, Elien ^a   Soenens, Bart ^a   De Muynck, Gert Jan ^a   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Feedback; Middle childhood; Motivation; Needs; Parenting; Self determination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL FEEDBACK; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTING; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SCHOOLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85044844027     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2018.01.008     Document Type: Article

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