Contextual supports and barriers to academic choices: A policy-capturing analysis

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 374-382

  Dahling, Jason J ^a   Thompson, Mindi N ^b  

^a Department of Health and Exercise Science   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Family support; Job market; Negative affect; Peer support; Policy capturing; Self efficacy; Social cognitive career theory; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149358965     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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