Cohort differences in personal goals and life satisfaction in young adulthood: Evidence for historical shifts in developmental tasks

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-105

  Krings, Franciska ^a   Bangerter, Adrian ^b   Gomez, Veronica ^c   Grob, Alexander ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Personal goals; Socio historical context; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549083789     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-008-9039-6     Document Type: Article

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