Sex-typed personality traits and gender identity as predictors of young adults' career interests

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 493-504

  Dinella, Lisa M ^a   Fulcher, Megan ^b   Weisgram, Erica S ^c  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Career interests; Gender identity; Gender roles; Sex typed personality traits

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896403276     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0234-6     Document Type: Article

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