Gender Role Conflict and Psychological Distress: The Role of Social Support

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 215-224

  Wester, Stephen R ^a   Christianson, Heidi Fowell ^a   Vogel, David L ^b   Wei, Meifen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b E005A Lagomarcino Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

gender role conflict; men; psychological distress; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 36249028683     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.8.4.215     Document Type: Article

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