Development and Validation of the Calling and Vocation Questionnaire (CVQ) and Brief Calling Scale (BCS)

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 242-263

  Dik, Bryan J ^a   Eldridge, Brandy M ^a   Steger, Michael F ^a,b   Duffy, Ryan D ^c  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

calling; instrument development; meaningful work; vocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862324508     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072711434410     Document Type: Review

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