The generation of youth without work: Transitions to adolthood in conditions of precariousness, unemployment and underemployment;La generazione dei giovani senza lavoro: Transizioni all'età adulta in condizioni di precarietà, disoccupazione e sottocupazione

Ricerche di Psicologia

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 411-443

  Sestito, Laura Aleni ^a   Sica, Luigia Simona ^a   Nasti, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emerging adulthood; Identity capital; Personal and professional identity; Precariousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85075222511     PISSN: 03916081     EISSN: 19725620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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