Athlete experiences of disordered eating in sport

Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 354-370

  Papathomas, Anthony ^a   Lavallee, David ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athletic identity; Disordered eating; Interpretivism; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858851598     PISSN: 19398441     EISSN: 1939845X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19398441.2010.517042     Document Type: Article

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