Effect of underemployment on school-leavers' self-esteem

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-260

  Prause, Joann ^a   Dooley, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; POVERTY; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0031171936     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jado.1997.0083     Document Type: Article

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