Men's conformity to traditional masculinity and relationship satisfaction

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 254-263

  Burn, Shawn Meghan ^a   Ward, A Zachary ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory; Gender role strain; Masculinity norms; Relationship satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444470837     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.6.4.254     Document Type: Article

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