Open AccessThe Effect of Achievement Orientation on Response to Success and Failure in Pediatric Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
T. David Elkin,
James Whelan,
Andrew W. Meyers,
Sean Phipps,
Renita R. Glaser
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1465-735X
pISSN - 0146-8693
DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/23.1.67
Subject(s) - orientation (vector space) , pediatric cancer , psychology , cancer , developmental psychology , achievement orientation , clinical psychology , medicine , geometry , mathematics
To assess the effects of different cognitive orientations focused on social comparison or self-comparison, followed by success or failure feedback, on mood, task persistence, and task difficulty choice in children with cancer.
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