Beyond conscientiousness: Career optimism and satisfaction with academic major

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 229-236

  McIlveen, Peter ^a   Beccaria, Gavin ^a   Burton, Lorelle J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic major satisfaction; Career construction theory; Career optimism; Conscientiousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887187674     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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