Understanding unemployed people's job search behaviour, unemployment experience and well-being: A comparison of expectancy-value theory and self-determination theory

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-287

  Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^a   Lens, Willy ^a   De Witte, Hans ^a   Feather, N T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 21244447570     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466604X17641     Document Type: Review

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