Comparison of Three Theoretically Derived Variables in Predicting Career and Academic Behavior: Self-Efficacy, Interest Congruence, and Consequence Thinking

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 293-298

  Lent, Robert W ^a   Brown, Steven D ^b   Larkin, Kevin C ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0042083443     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.34.3.293     Document Type: Article

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