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Education Research International
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 643438, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/643438
Research Article
Examining Relationships between Academic and Social Achievement Goals and Routes to Happiness
1Department of Psychology, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, 1727 W. Alabama Chickasha, OK 73717, USA
2Department of Psychology and Family Studies, Oklahoma Christian University, P.O. Box 11000, Oklahoma City, OK 73136, USA
Received 27 March 2012; Revised 9 July 2012; Accepted 18 July 2012
Academic Editor: Eddie Denessen
Copyright © 2012 Christopher O. Walker et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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