Psychological Separation and Dimensions of Career Indecision in Secondary School Students

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 346-362

  Santos, Paulo Jorge ^a   Coimbra, Joaquim Luís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Career decision making; Career indecision; Psychological separation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012804968     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jvbe.2000.1719     Document Type: Article

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