The effect of verbal self-guidance training for overcoming employment barriers: A study of Turkish women

Applied Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 586-601

  Yanar, Basak ^a   Budworth, Marie Hélène ^b   Latham, Gary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 68949190586     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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