Participation in college sports and protection from sexual victimization

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-441

  Fasting, Kari ^a,e   Brackenridge, Celia H ^b   Miller, Kathleen E ^c   Sabo, Don ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Oslo Sports Trauma center   (Norway)

Author keywords

Athletics; Gender difference; Protection hypothesis; Resilience; Sexual Abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 60249088289     PISSN: 1612197X     EISSN: 1557251X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2008.9671883     Document Type: Article

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