Masculine Gender Role Stress and Intimate Abuse: Effects of Masculine Gender Relevance of Dating Situations and Female Threat on Men's Attributions and Affective Responses

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 34-41

  Franchina, Joseph J ^a   Eisler, Richard M ^a   Moore, Todd M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041623728     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.2.1.34     Document Type: Article

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