A comparison of body size ideals, body dissatisfaction, and media influence between female track athletes, martial artists, and non-athletes

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 609-614

  Swami, Viren ^a,b   Steadman, Laura ^a   Tovée, Martin J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HELP UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Body size ideals; Female athletes

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449094744     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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