Career-specific parental behaviors, career exploration and career adaptability: A three-wave investigation among Chinese undergraduates

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 95-103

  Guan, Yanjun ^a,d   Wang, Fuxi ^b   Liu, Haiyang ^c   Ji, Yueting ^d   Jia, Xiao ^d   Fang, Zheng ^d   Li, Yumeng ^d   Hua, Huijuan ^d   Li, Chendi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Career adaptability; Career exploration; Career specific parental behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914170755     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2014.10.007     Document Type: Article

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