Mastery Motivation

Mastery Motivation is a psychological construct within the domain of intrinsic motivation that refers to an individual's inherent drive to develop competence, achieve understanding, and gain control over a task or domain for its own sake rather than for external rewards.

223

Publications

27.8K

Citations

497

Authors

248

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

42

Authors

497

  1. GA
    George A. Morgan

    Colorado State University, United States

    15 publications · 569 citations

    14

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  2. KJ
    Krisztián Józsa

    University of Szeged, Hungary

    7 publications · 216 citations

    7

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  3. LJ
    Leon J. Yarrow

    Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network, Cameroon

    7 publications · 349 citations

    7

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  4. PH
    Penny Hauser‐Cram

    Boston College, United States

    6 publications · 150 citations

    6

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  5. KD
    Kay Donahue Jennings

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    5 publications · 221 citations

    5

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Venues

  1. Child Development

    11 publications · 944 citations

    11

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  2. Developmental Psychology

    8 publications · 459 citations

    8

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  3. Journal of Educational Psychology

    8 publications · 11.3K citations

    8

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  4. European Physical Education Review

    EPER · 4 publications · 230 citations

    4

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  5. Early Education and Development

    4 publications · 245 citations

    4

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