Fathers and their infants: Caregiving and affection in the modern family

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 394-418

  Combs Orme, Terri ^a   Renkert, Lauren E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatherhood; Fathers; Infants; Latent class analysis; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649101276     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911350902790753     Document Type: Article

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