Delimiting the role of peers in pre- and early adolescents’ goal pursuit : relations among peer acceptance, social responsibility goals, and personal/mastery goal orientation

Peers have opportunities to influence students' motivation, including the achievement and social goals they pursue (Pintrich & Schunk, 2002). The present study utilized peer and self-report data from 356 elementary school students (18 grade 4 to 7 classrooms) to explore relations among peer...

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Main Author: Hutchinson, Lynda Ruth
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15555