Perceived fit with an academic environment: Attitudinal and behavioral outcomes

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 317-335

  Schmitt, Neal ^a   Oswald, Frederick L ^a   Friede, Alyssa ^b   Imus, Anna ^a   Merritt, Stephanie ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic satisfaction; Autoregressive model; College student outcomes; Fit; Latent growth model; Realistic and investigative interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449095012     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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