Understanding Career Decision Self-Efficacy: A Meta-Analytic Approach

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 443-460

  Choi, Bo Young ^a   Park, Heerak ^a   Yang, Eunjoo ^a   Lee, Seul Ki ^a   Lee, Yedana ^a   Lee, Sang Min ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

career decision self efficacy; meta analysis; social cognitive career theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865281157     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: 15560856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845311398042     Document Type: Article

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