Male Body Esteem and Physical Measurements: Do Leaner, or Stronger, High School Football Players Have a More Positive Body Image?

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-322

  MacKinnon, David P ^a   Goldberg, Linn ^b   Cheong, JeeWon ^c   Elliot, Diane ^b   Clarke, Greg ^d   Moe, Esther ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Male athletes; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141725845     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.25.3.307     Document Type: Article

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