Are mastery-avoidance achievement goals always detrimental? An adult development perspective
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Are mastery - avoidance achievement goals always detrimental ? An adult development perspective
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عنوان ژورنال: Motivation and Emotion
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0146-7239,1573-6644
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-015-9474-1