Big men feeling small: Childhood bullying experience, muscle dysmorphia and other mental health problems in bodybuilders

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 595-604

  Wolke, Dieter ^a   Sapouna, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying; Muscle dysmorphia; Psychopathology; Self esteem; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049083199     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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