Development and validation of the psychological maturity assessment scale (PSYMAS)

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-18

  Morales Vives, Fabia ^a   Camps, Elisa ^a   Lorenzo Seva, Urbano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Identity; Psychological maturity; Self reliance; Work orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874235847     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000115     Document Type: Article

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