The effects of perceived barriers, role models, and acculturation on the career self-efficacy and career consideration of hispanic women

Career Development Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-61

  Rivera, Lourdes M ^a   Chen, Eric C ^b   Flores, Lisa Y ^c   Blumberg, Fran ^b   Ponterotto, Joseph G ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 34748900760     PISSN: 08894019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2007.tb00019.x     Document Type: Article

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