A longitudinal application of the theory of reasoned action to women's career behavior

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 761-778

  Vincent, Paula C ^a   Peplau, Letitia Anne ^a   Hill, Charles T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California ^*

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EID: 0032056378     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01730.x     Document Type: Article

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