Who matters most? The contribution of faculty, student-peers, and outside support in predicting graduate student satisfaction

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 102-108

  Tompkins, Kelley A ^a   Brecht, Kierra ^a   Tucker, Brock ^a   Neander, Lucia L ^a   Swift, Joshua K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faculty support; Graduate training; Peer support; Social support; Trainee satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964354701     PISSN: 19313918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/tep0000115     Document Type: Article

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