Assessing the validity of the weight pressures in sport scale for male athletes

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 170-180

  Galli, Nick ^a   Petrie, Trent A ^b   Chatterton, Justine M ^c   Baghurst, Timothy M ^d   Reel, Justine J ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disordered eating in athletes; Male athlete body image; Sport weight pressures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898612313     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031762     Document Type: Article

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