A test of the mediating role of gender role conflict: Latino masculinities and help-seeking attitudes

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 23-32

  Davis, Jason M ^a   Liang, Christopher T H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caballerismo; Gender role conflict; Help seeking attitudes; Latino masculinity; Machismo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925794387     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035320     Document Type: Article

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