Relational and Identity Perspectives on Healthy Versus Unhealthy Pursuit of Callings

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 338-353

  Cardador, M Teresa ^a   Caza, Brianna B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

calling orientation; callings; relationships; unhealthy pursuit of calling; work identity flexibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863761978     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072711436162     Document Type: Review

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