The role of self-efficacy, academic abilities, and parental education in the change in career decisions of adolescents facing german unification

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-142

  Pinquart, Martin ^a   Juang, Linda P ^b   Silbereisen, Rainer K ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic abilities; Career decisions; Self efficacy beliefs; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 18744385832     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10871-004-0570-9     Document Type: Article

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