Willingness to seek counselling, and factors that facilitate and inhibit the seeking of counselling in Indonesian undergraduate students

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 403-419

  Setiawan, Jenny Lukito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURABAYA   (Indonesia)

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EID: 33746219403     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069880600769654     Document Type: Article

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