Autonomy, competence, and social relatedness: key factors for explaining the decline in students’ intrinsic motivation in math

This study aimed to further our understanding of the predictors of the decline of students’ intrinsic motivation in math in secondary school. Based on cognitive evaluation theory and stage-environment fit theory, we tested the hypotheses that changes in the three basic needs (competence, autonomy, a...

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Hauptverfasser: Reschke, Katharina (VerfasserIn) , Kuhn, Hans Peter (VerfasserIn) , Kling, Ines (VerfasserIn) , Buhl, Monika (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: December 4, 2025
In: Developmental psychology
Year: 2025, Pages: 1-12
ISSN:1939-0599
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Verfasserangaben:Katharina Reschke, Hans-Peter Kuhn, Ines Kling, and Monika Buhl

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