Stuck in the Muck? The Role of Mindsets in Self-Regulation When Stymied During the Job Search

Journal of Employment Counseling

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 146-161

  Heslin, Peter A ^a   Keating, Lauren A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

employment counseling; implicit theories; job search; job search interventions; mindsets; self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999700155     PISSN: 00220787     EISSN: 21611920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joec.12040     Document Type: Article

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