The 'good father': Reading men's accounts of paternal involvement during the transition to first-time fatherhood

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 337-355

  Henwood, Karen ^a   Procter, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0141455929     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466603322438198     Document Type: Article

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