On motivated role selection: Gender beliefs, distant goals, and career interest

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-249

  Evans, Clifford D ^a   Diekman, Amanda B ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68049118841     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2009.01493.x     Document Type: Article

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