College Students' Social Justice Interest and Commitment: A Social-Cognitive Perspective

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 495-507

  Miller, Matthew J ^a   Sendrowitz, Kerrin ^b   Connacher, Christopher ^b   Blanco, Susana ^b   de la Peña, Cristina Muñiz ^b   Bernardi, Shaina ^b   Morere, Lauren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

social cognitive career theory; social justice commitment; social justice interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449461202     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017220     Document Type: Article

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