Predictors of Gender-Related Barriers, Work, and Life Satisfaction Among Men in Nursing

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-56

  Rochlen, Aaron B ^a   Good, Glenn E ^b   Carver, Tracy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

masculinity; men in nursing; non traditional work roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 62549096797     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013291     Document Type: Article

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