Role of Uniforms in the Body Image of Female College Volleyball Players

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 791-819

  Steinfeldt, Jesse A ^a   Zakrajsek, Rebecca A ^b   Bodey, Kimberly J ^c   Middendorf, Katharine G ^a   Martin, Scott B ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

body esteem; disordered eating; female student athletes; intercollegiate sports; objectification theory; revealing spandex uniforms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879161974     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000012457218     Document Type: Article

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