"It's not just about MOMMAS": African-American non-resident fathers' views of paternal involvement

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 595-610

  Julion, Wrenetha ^a   Gross, Deborah ^a   Barclay McLaughlin, Gina ^b   Fogg, Louis ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Fatherhood; Focus groups; Non resident fathers; Paternal involvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 38049091501     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20223     Document Type: Article

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