Developing a Conceptual Framework for Life Skills Interventions

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1125-1152

  Hodge, Ken ^a   Danish, Steven ^b   Martin, Julia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomy; basic psychological needs; competence; lifespan development intervention model; relatedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885145361     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000012462073     Document Type: Article

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