The Relationships between Masculinity Variables, Health Risk Behaviors and Attitudes toward Seeking Psychological Help
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Ronald F. Levant, David J. Wimer, and Christine M. Williams, The University of Akron; K. Bryant Smalley, Nova Southeastern University; Delilah Noronha, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the statistical consulting assistance of Dimitre Stefanov, Assistant Professor of Statistics, The University of Akron. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Ronald F. Levant, Office of the Dean, Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-1901. Email: [email protected]
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