Bullying among adolescent football players: Role of masculinity and moral atmosphere

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 340-353

  Steinfeldt, Jesse A ^a   Vaughan, Ellen L ^a   LaFollette, Julie R ^a   Steinfeldt, Matthew C ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; American football; Gender role norms; High school student athletes; Meanings of adolescent masculinity; Moral functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874492832     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026645     Document Type: Article

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