Possible selves in adult development: Linking theory and research

Possible Selves: Theory, Research and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 41-60

  Frazier, Leslie D ^a   Hooker, Karen ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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