Career search self-efficacy, family support, and career indecision with Italian youth

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-193

  Nota, Laura ^a   Ferrari, Lea ^a   Solberg, V Scott H ^b   Soresi, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Self efficacy; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247269685     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072706298019     Document Type: Article

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