Gender roles and help-seeking behaviour: Promoting professional help among Japanese men

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-262

  Chan, Raymond K H ^a   Hayashi, Kiyoshi ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Shiraume Gakuen University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gender roles; Help seeking; Masculinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954259293     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017310369274     Document Type: Article

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