The influence of sex stereotypes and gender roles on participation and performance in sport and exercise: Review and future directions

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 136-144

  Chalabaev, Aïna ^a   Sarrazin, Philippe ^b   Fontayne, Paul ^a   Boiché, Julie ^c   Clément Guillotin, Corentin ^d  

^a Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c University of Montpellier   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Exercise; Gender role; Participation; Performance; Sex stereotype; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875246552     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.10.005     Document Type: Review

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