Impossible selves: Investigating students' persistence decisions when their career-possible selves border on impossible

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 201-223

  Pizzolato, Jane Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Career goals; College students; Coping strategies; Failure; Possible selves

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846874807     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845306296644     Document Type: Article

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