Predicting achievement, distress, and retention among lower-income Latino youth

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-42

  Close, Wendy ^a   Solberg, Scott ^b  

^a Wisconsin Lutheran College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic adjustment; Autonomous motivation; Latino high school students; Retention; Self determination theory; Self efficacy; Social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349110892     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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