Stability of interests across ethnicity and gender: A longitudinal examination of grades 8 through 12

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-364

  Tracey, Terence J G ^a   Robbins, Steven B ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ACT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic differences in interests; Gender differences in interests; Interest development; Interest stability; Interests in adolescence; Longitudinal examinations of interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444497760     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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