Fathers' involvement in child health care: Associations with prenatal involvement, parents' beliefs, and maternal gatekeeping

Family Relations

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 649-661

  Zvara, Bharathi J ^a   Schoppe Sullivan, Sarah J ^b,c   Dush, Claire Kamp ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Human Development and Family Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Coparenting; Father involvement; Gender role beliefs; Maternal gatekeeping; Prenatal involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883036484     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fare.12023     Document Type: Article

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