Throwing like a girl: Self-objectification predicts adolescent girls' motor performance

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-101

  Fredrickson, Barbara L ^a   Harrison, Kristen ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Objectification; Sex differences; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 13244249610     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723504269878     Document Type: Article

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