Promoting fathers' engagement with children: Preventive interventions for low-income families

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 663-679

  Cowan, Philip A ^a   Cowan, Carolyn Pape ^a   Pruett, Marsha Kline ^b   Pruett, Kyle ^c   Wong, Jessie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental methods; Father child relations; Hispanic American; Marriage and close relationships; Parenting; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 68749105069     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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