Predictors of Generalized Indecision among Portuguese Secondary School Students

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 381-396

  Santos, Paulo Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Career decision making; Career indecision; Generalized indecision; Predictor variables

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035629733     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106907270100900405     Document Type: Article

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