Parenting alliance as a predictor of father involvement: An exploratory study

Family Relations

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-236

  McBride, Brent A ^a   Rane, Thomas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child rearing; Father involvement; Parenting alliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032105527     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/584971     Document Type: Article

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