Perceptions of barriers to employment, coping efficacy, and career search efficacy in people with mental illness

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 460-478

  Corbìere, Marc ^a   Mercier, Céline ^b   Lesage, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers to employment; Career search efficacy; Coping efficacy; Mental illness; Validation of questionnaires

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444227531     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072704267738     Document Type: Review

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