"If you let me play sports": How might sport participation influence the self-esteem of adolescent females?

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-199

  Richman, Erin L ^a   Shaffer, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034422313     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2000.tb00200.x     Document Type: Article

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