Physical Self-Concept and Sports: Do Gender Differences Still Exist?

Sex Roles

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 119-127

  Klomsten, Anne Torhild ^a   Skaalvik, Einar M ^a   Espnes, Geir Arild ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Physical self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 1042268292     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SERS.0000011077.10040.9a     Document Type: Article

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