Describing differences among a sample of low-income fathers: A glimpse into their romantic relationships

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 144-152

  Chambers, Anthony L ^a   Schmidt, Karen M ^b   Wilson, Melvin N ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples and relationships; Fathers; Heterogeneity; IRT; Low income

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746909433     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.7.3.144     Document Type: Review

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