Goal engagement during the school-work transition: Beneficial for all, particularly for girls

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 671-698

  Haase, Claudia M ^a   Heckhausen, Jutta ^b   Köller, Olaf ^c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 57149109410     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2008.00576.x     Document Type: Article

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