Cultural influences on positive father involvement in two-parent mexican-origin families

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 731-740

  Cruz, Rick A ^a   King, Kevin M ^a   Widaman, Keith F ^b   Leu, Janxin ^a   Cauce, Ana Mari ^a   Conger, Rand D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural values; Father involvement; Machismo; Mexican American families

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEXICAN AMERICANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054868900     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025128     Document Type: Article

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