The relationship between types of female athletic participation and female body type

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-128

  Robinson, Kirsten ^a   Ferraro, F Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Female athletic participation; Sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942635601     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.138.2.115-128     Document Type: Article

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