Military Fathers' Perspectives on Involvement

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 521-530

  Willerton, Elaine ^a   Schwarz, Rona L ^a   MacDermid Wadsworth, Shelley M ^a   Oglesby, Mary Schultheis ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deployment; Father absence; Father involvement; Military children; Military fathers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; EMOTION; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PARENTING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051950084     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024511     Document Type: Article

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