Work-related goal appraisals and stress during the transition from education to work

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-92

  Dietrich, Julia ^a,b   Jokisaari, Markku ^c   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Career transition; Goal appraisals; Longitudinal study; Personal goals; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 83255185173     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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