Career decision-making self-efficacy, perceived stress, and an integrated model of student persistence: A structural model of finances, attitudes, behavior, and career development

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 537-580

  Sandler, Martin E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034287752     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007032525530     Document Type: Article

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