Men and Their Father Figures: Exploring Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mental Health Outcomes

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-211

  Watkins, Daphne C ^a   Johnson Lawrence, Vicki ^a   Griffith, Derek M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

CES D; Depressive symptoms; Fathers; Men; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873635124     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-011-9051-5     Document Type: Article

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