Pursuit and Adjustment of Goals During Unemployment: The Role of Age

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-123

  Niessen, Cornelia ^a   Heinrichs, Nina ^b   Dorr, Sandra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

age; goal striving; mental health; self regulation; unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 65849220629     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015683     Document Type: Article

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