Development of achievement goals and their relation to academic interest and achievement in adolescence: A review of the literature and two longitudinal studies

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 795-814

  Scherrer, Vsevolod ^a   Preckel, Franzis ^a   Schmidt, Isabelle ^b   Elliot, Andrew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b GESIS LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Achievement goals; Adolescence; Development; Interest

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE;

EID: 85079682267     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000898     Document Type: Review

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