Can achievement goal theory provide a useful motivational perspective for explaining psychosocial attributes of medical students?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Psychosocial competence and frustration tolerance are important characteristics of skilled medical professionals. In the present study we explored the usefulness of applying a comprehensive motivational theory (Goal orientations), fo...

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Main Authors: Madjar Nir, Bachner Yaacov G, Kushnir Talma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/12/4