Future role aspirations, achievement motivations and perceptions of personal help-seeking among humanitarian aid trainees

Kelsey Skeoch1, Garry Stevens1, Melanie Taylor1
1Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative (HADRI), School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia

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