Intervening with coaches to promote awareness and prevention of weight pressures in cheerleaders

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-110

  Whisenhunt, Brooke L ^b,c   Williamson, D A ^b   Drab Hudson, D L ^a   Walden, H ^b  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Psychology Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Coaches; Eating disorders; Intervention; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TRAINING;

EID: 47249097117     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327610     Document Type: Article

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