Transition to work: Effects of preparedness and goal construction on employment and depressive symptoms

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 869-892

  Koivisto, Petri ^a   Vuori, Jukka ^b   Vinokur, Amiram D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 78449306042     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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