The relationships among adolescents’ drive for muscularity, drive for thinness, doping attitudes, and doping intentions

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-52

  Zelli, Arnaldo ^a   Lucidi, Fabio ^b   Mallia, Luca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body image; Muscularity; Slimness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861815649     PISSN: 19329261     EISSN: 1932927X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.4.1.39     Document Type: Article

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