Toward a unifying theoretical and practical perspective on well-being and psychosocial adjustment

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 482-509

  Lent, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING;

EID: 4744369259     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.51.4.482     Document Type: Review

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