A Multicultural Investigation of Masculinity Ideology and Alexithymia

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-99

  Levant, Ronald F ^a   Richmond, Katherine ^a   Inclan, Jaime E ^d   Heesacker, Martin ^f   Majors, Richard G ^b,c   Rossello, Jeannette M ^e   Rowan, George T ^g   Sellers, Alfred ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Robert Clemente Guidance Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^f University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^g MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141707067     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.4.2.91     Document Type: Article

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