Ethnic Differences in Career Supports and Barriers for Battered Women: A Pilot Study

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-187

  Chronister, Krista M ^a   McWhirter, Ellen Hawley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered women; Career; Perceived career barriers; Perceived career supports; Self efficacy; Vocational development

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142790508     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072703257754     Document Type: Review

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