The Hour of Departure: Predicting Attrition in the Training Clinic From Role Expectancies

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-126

  Aubuchon Endsley, Nicki L ^a   Callahan, Jennifer L ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

attrition; expectancies; expectations; premature termination; training

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649096945     PISSN: 19313918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014455     Document Type: Article

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