Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Deflecting the Trajectory and Changing the Narrative: How Self-Affirmation Affects Academic Performance and Motivation Under Identity Threat
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Deflecting the trajectory and changing the narrative: how self-affirmation affects academic performance and motivation under identity threat.
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