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The relative contributions of self-efficacy and locus of control to the prediction of vocational congruence

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  1. University of North Alabama, USA

    Darrell Anthony Luzzo

  2. Saint Ambrose University, USA

    Barbara E. Ward

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Luzzo, D.A., Ward, B.E. The relative contributions of self-efficacy and locus of control to the prediction of vocational congruence. J Career Dev 21, 307–317 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02106154

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