Can self-esteem protect against the deleterious consequences of self-objectification for mood and body satisfaction in physically active female university students?

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-307

  Thøgersen Ntoumani, Cecilie ^a   Ntoumanis, Nikos ^a   Cumming, Jennifer ^a   Bartholomew, Kimberley J ^a   Pearce, Gemma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appearance evaluation; Body image; Exercise; Mood; Self esteem; Self objectification

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955644318     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.33.2.289     Document Type: Article

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