Nonresident fathers' leisure with their children

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-271

  Jenkins, John M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Engagement; Father child contact; Fatherhood; Leisure; Nonresident fathers

Indexed keywords

PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70449392326     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400902837852     Document Type: Article

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