Social contact, efficacy and support amongst Australian fathers

Journal of Family Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 222-234

  Patulny, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fathers; Gender; Marital status; Social contact; Social efficacy; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874237800     PISSN: 13229400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jfs.2012.18.2-3.222     Document Type: Article

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