The role of body-esteem in predicting disordered eating symptoms: A comparison of French aesthetic athletes and non-athletic females

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 373-380

  Ferrand, Claude ^a   Champely, Stephane ^a   Filaire, Edith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Aesthetic female athletes; Body esteem; Disordered eating

Indexed keywords

EID: 68649127048     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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