The role of athlete as contributor to peer status in school-age and adolescent females in the United States: From pre-title IX to 2000 and beyond

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-244

  Lindstrom Jr , William A ^a   Lease, A Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Athletic ability; Athletic participation; Females; Peer status; Popularity

Indexed keywords

EID: 20644444113     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-004-6734-4     Document Type: Article

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