Can perfectionism affect career development? Exploring career thoughts and self-efficacy

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 270-279

  Andrews, Lindsay M ^a   Bullock Yowell, Emily ^a   Dahlen, Eric R ^a   Nicholson, Bonnie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

career decision making self efficacy; career development; career thoughts; perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902499440     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2014.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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