A Cognitive Therapy Approach to Increasing Father Involvement by Changing Restrictive Masculine Schemas

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-70

  Mahalik, James R ^a   Morrison, Jay A ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPETITION; CONTROL; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY RELATION; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MASCULINITY; NEGLECT; PATERNAL ATTITUDE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK;

EID: 33645988982     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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