Factors predictive of midlife occupational attainment and psychological functioning in adults with mild intellectual deficits

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 128-143

  Seltzer, Marsha Mailick ^a   Floyd, Frank J ^b   Greenberg, Jan S ^a   Hong, Jinkuk ^a   Taylor, Julie Lounds ^c   Doescher, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); CAREER MOBILITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 65549103971     PISSN: 19447558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/2009.114.128-143     Document Type: Article

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