Athletic identity and its relationship to sport participation levels

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 472-478

  Lamont Mills, Andrea ^a   Christensen, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Athletic identity; Elite athlete; Recreational athlete; Self concept; Social identification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; RATING SCALE; RECREATION; RUGBY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPORT; SWIMMING; TEAM SPORT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPORTS;

EID: 33750965932     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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