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Importance Of Coaches' Communication: A Pathway To Understanding The Effect On High School Female Athletes And Body Image, Michelle Kraemer
Importance Of Coaches' Communication: A Pathway To Understanding The Effect On High School Female Athletes And Body Image, Michelle Kraemer
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This paper explores the importance of communication on body image issues between coaches and high school female athletes. The purpose of this study is to better understand how coaches’ communication on body image issues effect high school female athletes. This research focused on two high schools in southwest Wisconsin. The research design was a combination of quantitative and qualitative data collected through a survey. The data from the study focused on the high school female athletes’ responses to the “Fat Talk Questionnaire” and their perspective on four multiple choice questions. The four multiple choice questions included a demographic question about …