General mental ability and satisfaction with school and work: A longitudinal study from ages 13 to 48

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 398-408

  Wulff, Cornelia ^a   Bergman, Lars R ^a   Sverke, Magnus ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

General mental ability; Job satisfaction; Longitudinal; School achievement; School satisfaction; Work achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349096272     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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