He said, she said: Comparing mother and father reports of father involvement

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 613-624

  Mikelson, Kelly S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Family interaction; Father child relations; Fathers; Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing (FFCW); Interparental conflict; Parental investment involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749149935     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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