Anxiety and self-esteem as mediators of the relation between family communication and indecisiveness in adolescence

International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-149

  Lo Cascio, Valentina ^a   Guzzo, Giovanni ^b   Pace, Francesco ^a   Pace, Ugo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Family communication; Indecisiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880583363     PISSN: 18730388     EISSN: 15731782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10775-013-9243-1     Document Type: Article

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