A repeated measures investigation of the first-year adaptation experiences of the female expatriate spouse living in Turkey

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-26

  Bikos, Lynette H ^a,b   Ifti, Ayşe ^a   Gneri, Oya Yerin ^a   Demir, Cennet Engin ^a   Smer, Zeynep Hatipoglu ^a   Danielson, Sharrie ^b   DeVries, Shelly ^b   Bilgen, Wendy A ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Trinity Christian School ^*

Author keywords

Culture shock; Expatriate adaptation; Expatriate spouse; Life role salience; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547849493     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845307304063     Document Type: Article

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