What predicts fathers' involvement with their children? a prospective study of intact families

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-97

  Flouri, Eirini ^a   Buchanan, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037228754     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151003321164636     Document Type: Article

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