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Ua94/6/13 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Jeff Baynham, Wku Archives
Ua94/6/13 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Jeff Baynham, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
WKU memorabilia collected by Jeff Baynham includes athletic trading cards, posters and basketball tournament programs.
Sex Role Orientation And Self-Esteem Of Female Varsity Athletes, Recreational Athletes And Nonathletes, Jo Ann Utley
Sex Role Orientation And Self-Esteem Of Female Varsity Athletes, Recreational Athletes And Nonathletes, Jo Ann Utley
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The relationship between athletic participation, sex role orientation and self-esteem has received little attention from researchers and the relationship of these variables among females has not received as much attention as it has among males. It has been theorized that participation in sports, particularly team sports, may effect an increase in self-esteem due to increased positive body image and tend to “masculinize” women and/or attract females who possess or value more masculine traits and behaviors.
To address these issues, a comparison of sex role orientation and level of self-esteem was made with female varsity athletes, recreational athletes and nonathletes at …