Adolescents' ideas of normative life span development and personal future goals

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-47

  Malmberg, Lars Erik ^a   Norrgård, Sonja ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0033083221     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jado.1998.0199     Document Type: Article

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