Parents' role in adolescents' decision on a college major: A weekly diary study

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 134-144

  Dietrich, Julia ^a   Kracke, Bärbel ^a   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Career exploration; Diary study; Longitudinal study; Parental career related behaviors; Transition to college

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958045459     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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