Mentoring, competencies, and adjustment in adolescents: American part-time employment and European apprenticeships

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-55

  Vazsonyi, Alexander T ^a   Snider, J Blake ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents youth; Cross cultural cross national; Developmental context; Job skills; Mentors; Swiss Switzerland; USA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MALE; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWITZERLAND; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 37249090153     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025407084051     Document Type: Article

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