Vocational identity, positive affect, and career thoughts in a group of young adult central nervous system cancer survivors

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 297-301

  Lange, Dustin D ^a   Wong, Alex W K ^b,c   Strauser, David R ^a   Wagner, Stacia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Children's Brain Tumor Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Cancer; Career development; Career thoughts; Employment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS;

BRAIN TUMORS; CANCER; CAREER DEVELOPMENT; CAREER THOUGHTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCES; NEGATIVE AFFECTS;

DISEASES;

ADULT; AFFECT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SURVIVOR; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; CAREER CHOICE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927698333     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: 14735660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0000000000000071     Document Type: Article

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