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Peer reviewedDweck, Carol S.; Leggett, Ellen L. – Psychological Review, 1988
A research-based model is presented that accounts for major patterns of adaptive and maladaptive behavior in terms of underlying psychological processes. It is postulated that as individuals' self-attributes are translated into allied goals, these goals generate corresponding behavior patterns. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Goal Orientation
