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Chirkov V. I., Deci E. L.
Students' extrinsic and intrinsic aspirations, parent and teacher perceptions as connected to their psychic health
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American and Russian students' psychic health, extrinsic and intrinsic aspirations and parent and teacher perceptions are compared. It is found that the higher intrinsic aspirations the better psychic health characteristics are not, on the contrary, orientation on extrinsic ones leads to deterioration of psychic well-being. As to parent and teacher perceptions the latter influence students' life values and the former do not.

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