A longitudinal examination of career preparation and adjustment during the transition from high school

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1343-1354

  Stringer, Kate ^a   Kerpelman, Jennifer ^a   Skorikov, Vladimir ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS;

EID: 84872766851     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027296     Document Type: Article

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