Masculinity scripts, presenting concerns, and help seeking: Implications for practice and training

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-131

  Mahalik, James R ^a   Good, Glenn E ^b   Englar Carlson, Matt ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0037245717     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.34.2.123     Document Type: Review

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