Investigating individuals' motivations to become counselling psychologists: The influence of early caretaking roles within the family

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 463-472

  DiCaccavo, Antonietta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CAREGIVERS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036933559     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608302321151943     Document Type: Article

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