Inter-relationships among attachment to mother and father, self-esteem, and career indecision

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-99

  Emmanuelle, Vignoli ^a  

^a National Institute for Research on Employment and Vocational Guidance   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attachment; Career development; Career indecision; Gender differences; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949154619     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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