Core Self-Evaluations, Career Decision Self-Efficacy, and Vocational Identity Among Greek Adolescents

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-286

  Koumoundourou, Georgia A ^a   Kounenou, Kalliopi ^b   Siavara, Eftyxia ^a  

^a Institute of Counselling and Psychological Studies   (Greece)

^b SCHOOL OF PEDAGOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

adolescents; career decision making self efficacy; core self evaluations; gender differences; SCCT

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860015602     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: 15560856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845310397361     Document Type: Article

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