The parenting possible selves of young fathers in prison

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 371-382

  Meek, Rosie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fathers; Parenting; Possible selves; Prison; Social psychology; Young offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547363888     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160601060614     Document Type: Article

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