The role of personality in the selection of a major: With and without vocational self-efficacy and interests

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-222

  Larson, Lisa M ^a   Wu, Tsui Feng ^a   Bailey, Donna C ^a   Gasser, Courtney E ^a   Bonitz, Verena S ^a   Borgen, Fred H ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice actions; College major; Confidence; Interests; MPQ; Personality traits; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649272096     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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