Eating psychopathology amongst athletes: The importance of relationships with parents, coaches and teammates

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-38

  Shanmugam, Vaithehy ^a   Jowett, Sophia ^b   Meyer, Caroline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

athletes; depression; eating psychopathology; perfectionism; relationship quality; self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874486873     PISSN: 1612197X     EISSN: 1557251X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2012.724197     Document Type: Article

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