Role of perfectionism and Five-Factor model traits in career indecision

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 811-815

  Page, Jennifer ^a   Bruch, Monroe A ^a   Haase, Richard F ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Career indecision; Five Factor model of personality; Perfectionism; Vocational development theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 53449091326     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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