Subjective masculine norms among university students in Singapore: A mixed-methods study

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 30-41

  Wong, Y Joel ^a   Ringo Ho, Moon Ho ^b   Wang, Shu Yi ^a   Fisher, Adam R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Masculine norms; Masculinity; Mediation; Moderation; Social constructionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954363321     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0039025     Document Type: Article

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