Developmental trajectories and reciprocal associations between career adaptability and vocational identity: A three-wave longitudinal study with adolescents

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 131-142

  Negru Subtirica, Oana ^a   Pop, Eleonora Ioana ^a   Crocetti, Elisabetta ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Career adaptability; Longitudinal; Vocational identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925108775     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2015.03.004     Document Type: Article

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