Positive Psychology: An Empirical Examination of Beneficial Aspects of Endorsement of Masculine Norms

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-318

  Hammer, Joseph H ^a   Good, Glenn E ^b  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Masculinity; Men; Positive psychology; Resilience; Strengths

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049468850     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019056     Document Type: Article

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