Job-seeking and job-acquisition in high school students

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-202

  Creed, Peter A ^a   Doherty, Fiona ^a   O'Callaghan, Frances ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent employment; Control; Implementation intentions; Intentions; Job seeking; Job seeking experience; Moral norms; Self efficacy; Social norms; Work value

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249092184     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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