The interplay of occupational motivation and well-being during the transition from university to work

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1739-1751

  Haase, Claudia M ^a   Heckhausen, Jutta ^b   Silbereisen, Rainer K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Goal disengagement; Goal engagement; Life span transitions; Motivation; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; GOALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84874318814     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026641     Document Type: Article

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