Some Predictors of Primary Control of Development in Three Transitional Periods of Life

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 149-160

  Lacković Grgin, Katica ^b   Grgin, Tomislav ^b   Penezić, Zvjezdan ^a   Sorić, Izabela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR   (Croatia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Developmental goals; Optimism; Primary control, secondary control, and tertiary control; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035620540     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009587306847     Document Type: Article

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