Validation of the German version of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale and its relation to orientations to happiness and work stress

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 295-304

  Johnston, Claire S ^a   Luciano, Eva C ^b   Maggiori, Christian ^a   Ruch, Willibald ^b   Rossier, JérÔme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Career adapt ability; Mediator; Orientations to happiness; Work stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887150608     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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