Correspondence of interests and abilities with occupational choice

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 178-189

  Tracey, Terence J G ^b   Hopkins, Nathaniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SKILL; STUDENT;

EID: 0035026256     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.48.2.178     Document Type: Article

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