Use of a picture distortion technique to examine perceptive and ideal body image in male and female competitive swimmers

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 568-573

  Urdapilleta, Isabel ^a   Aspavlo, Diane ^b   Masse, Laurence ^a   Docteur, Aurelie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

^b Hopital Albert Chenevier   (France)

Author keywords

Body image; Competitive swimmers; Female; Male; Perception; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956451703     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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