Major Changes: Personality, Ability, and Congruence in the Prediction of Academic Outcomes

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-88

  Pozzebon, Julie A ^a   Ashton, Michael C ^a   Visser, Beth A ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

academic outcomes; cognitive ability; congruence; personality; vocational interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891288127     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072713487858     Document Type: Article

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