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The Journal of Psychology
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Volume 121, 1987 - Issue 5
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Happiness and Radical Career Change Among New Zealanders

Peter Roborgh Caxton Printing Works, Henderson, New Zealand
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Barrie G. Stacey Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Pages 501-514 | Received 01 Dec 1986, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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