Masculinity, moral atmosphere, and moral functioning of high school football players

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-234

  Steinfeldt, Jesse A ^a   Rutkowski, Leslie A ^a   Vaughan, Ellen L ^a   Steinfeldt, Matthew C ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic identity; Bracketed morality; Masculine gender role conflict; Masculinity socialization; Student athletes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955649658     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.33.2.215     Document Type: Article

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