Maternal gatekeeping: Antecedents and consequences

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 373-395

  Gaunt, Ruth ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Child care; Father involvement; Maternal gatekeeping; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549105438     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07307851     Document Type: Article

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