Measuring father involvement within low-income families: Who is a reliable and valid reporter?

Parenting

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-97

  Hernandez, Daphne C ^a   Coley, Rebekah Levine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33847402405     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327922par0701_4     Document Type: Article

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