Fathers' participation in family research: Is there a self-selection bias?

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 706-720

  Costigan, Catherine L ^b   Cox, Martha J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATHER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EMPLOYMENT; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 85047683310     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.15.4.706     Document Type: Article

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