A longitudinal investigation of sport participation, peer acceptance, and self-esteem among adolescent girls and boys

Sex Roles

Volumn 55, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 875-880

  Daniels, Elizabeth ^a   Leaper, Campbell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Athletic participation; Gender; Peer relations; Self concept; Self esteem; Social acceptance; Sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845640528     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9138-4     Document Type: Article

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