The role of family background, school success, and career orientation in the development of sense of coherence

European Psychologist

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 298-308

  Feldt, Taru ^a   Kokko, Katja ^a   Kinnunen, Ulla ^a   Pulkkinen, Lea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

A stability of career line; Child centered parenting; School success; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744568285     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.10.4.298     Document Type: Article

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