Parental influence on youth propensity to join the military

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 525-541

  Gibson, Jennifer Lee ^a   Griepentrog, Brian K ^a   Marsh, Sean M ^a  

^a Marsh Group LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Career decision; Enlistment propensity; Military; Parent; Recruitment; Theory of planned behavior; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248583566     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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