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Peer reviewedRyan, Allison M.; Pintrich, Paul R. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1997
Motivational influences on help-seeking behavior in mathematics were studied with 203 seventh and eighth graders. Perceived benefits and threats were important influences on avoidance of help-seeking behavior, but only benefits predicted adaptive help seeking. Social competence had an indirect effect on avoidance of help seeking. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Grade 7
