Thinking about and acting upon the future: Development of future orientation across the life span

Understanding Behavior in the Context of Time: Theory, Research, and Application

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 31-58

  Nurmi, Jari Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410613516     Document Type: Chapter

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