Unmotivated or motivated to fail? A cross-cultural study of achievement motivation, fear of failure, and student disengagement

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De Castella, Krista
Byrne, Donald
Covington, Martin V

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American Psychological Association

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A classic distinction in the literature on achievement and motivation is between fear of failure and success orientations. From the perspective of self-worth theory, these motives are not bipolar constructs but dimensions that interact in ways that make s

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Journal of Educational Psychology

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